A Brooklyn, New York, man was sentenced last week for fencing stolen jewelry taken from stores and kiosks across the country, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

On January 27, 2026, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell and receive stolen goods.

The man, sentenced to serve 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release, knowingly bought and sold jewelry stolen from mall-based stores and kiosks across the country.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between May 2023 and April 2024, an organized jewelry theft ring of Colombian nationals burglarized jewelry stores and kiosks in malls in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia.

The total losses from the burglaries exceed $4.4 million.

According to law enforcement, members of the conspiracy also cased additional jewelry stores and kiosks in Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Delaware.

The man paid his co-conspirators cash for the stolen merchandise for a fraction of the actual retail amount, and then sold it to others, including those he knew would melt down the gold.

To date, none of the stolen jewelry has been recovered by law enforcement.

He was also ordered to pay restitution of $2,471,457, jointly and severally with others convicted in this case.