After months of working to bring down the criminals responsible for a string of high-profile burglaries of celebrity athletes’ homes, an FBI special agent working with local police discovered a key piece of evidence that would blow the ring apart: A selfie.

Federal prosecutors have charged seven Chilean men for their alleged roles in six recent burglaries at pro athletes' homes.

U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday revealed criminal charges against seven suspected members of a Chilean theft ring accused of breaking into the homes of professional athletes while they were playing games and stealing money,

Seven Chilean nationals have been charged in connection with breaking in and stealing property worth more than $2 million from professional athletes’ homes –– including those purportedly belonging to Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

Two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant is not talking about the published report that says he is the Memphis player whose home was burglarized by the seven men from Chile charged in federal court with orchestrating break-ins at the homes of prominent athletes around the country.

Seven men have been charged in connection with a spree of burglaries targeting professional athletes across the US. Goods worth more than $2m (£1.58m) were stolen from the homes of NBA and NFL players in a series of break-ins which began in October 2024.

A federal indictment says the men belonged to a 'South American Theft Group' that targeted star pro athletes when they were known in be away from home.

Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to

According to the complaint, the defendants are part of a burglary ring that “is known to target high-profile professional athletes when they are known to be away from home.”

Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with allegedly orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country. The FBI complaint in Tampa federal court doesn’t name the athletes,