Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds Sentenced to 15+ Years
In a major crackdown on organized crime, five men have been sentenced to a combined 190 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution in a case involving the fencing of stolen diamonds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
The men were involved in laundering money for a band of violent jewel thieves, including several who robbed a traveling jewelry salesman at gunpoint before beating him to death in Irving, Texas.
According to court documents, the men were involved in purchasing jewelry stolen from traveling diamond salesmen, with Romelio Rivieron, 51, pleading guilty in March 2020 to engaging in a conspiracy to launder money, and sentenced to 32 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $2,321,491.61 in restitution.
Rivieron has already paid back approximately $230,000 towards victims of his crime. Co-conspirators Elkin Acosta Lopez, 46, and Harrinson Corredor, 29, who both pled guilty in 2019 to the same charge as Mr. Rivieron, were previously sentenced to 68 months and 63 months, respectively.
Corredor was ordered to pay $1,753,089 in restitution while Lopez was ordered to pay $1,368,088.68. Rubenhay Pinkhasov, 60, who pled guilty to engaging in 2019 to conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,007,823 in restitution.
Yuri Alishaev, 49, who conspired with Pinkhasov, pled guilty to misprision (concealment) of a felony and was sentenced to probation; he has already paid the entirety of the $1,009,689 he owes in restitution. The men were involved in purchasing jewelry stolen from traveling diamond salesmen, with some of the stolen items including Rolex watches and diamonds.
Between 2016 and 2018, through multiple indictments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas charged a total of 20 SATG robbers, a band of violent jewel thieves, including several who robbed a traveling jewelry salesman at gunpoint before beating him to death in Irving, Texas.
Mandatory Facts:
Defendant/Respondent: Romelio Rivieron
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to Launder Money
City and State: Miami, Florida, and Irving, Texas
Exact Date: March 2020 (sentencing), and March 2018 (arrest)
Sentence or Outcome: 32 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $2,321,491.61 in restitution
Dollar Amounts: $2,321,491.61 (restitution), and $230,000 (already paid back)
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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