Four South American men accused of being a part of an organized burglary ring that targeted Orange County homes await their sentencing after a judge threw out a plea deal that would have given them each two years in prison.
Judge Scott Steiner took the deal off the table after the sentencing brief revealed new information on their alleged crimes.Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer believes the suspects - identified as Yerko Penamartinez, Oliver Palmapanguinao, Jussepe Berrazarivera and Christian Berrazacerd - are from Chile and came into the U.S. on tourist visas to commit crimes.
The brief states the suspects burglarized nine homes in December last year. The first two break-ins took place in Yorba Linda on Dec. 1.On Dec. 4, two more homes were burglarized in Ladera Ranch and Rancho Mission Viejo.The suspects are accused of stealing more than $240,000 in cash, firearms, jewelry and documents like passports and birth certificates.
He said Chile needs to be removed from the Electronic System for Travel Authorization visa waiver program until they find a way to address "burglary tourism."
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