Overview
- Law enforcement in Argentina took Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastián Jiménez Freraut and Pablo Zuniga Cartes into custody in late May and transferred them to Chile, where U.S. authorities have requested arrest warrants for possible extradition.
- U.S. federal prosecutors have charged members of the group in a 2025 complaint that links the suspects to burglaries of high‑profile athletes, including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis.
- The federal complaint contains a photograph showing the arrested men with a stolen safe and jewelry from a November 2024 Portis burglary, which prosecutors say helps tie them to the broader scheme.
- Investigators say the theft ring used public schedules and social media to pick targets, entered homes through broken windows or pried sliding doors, and routinely took jewelry, watches, cash and sports memorabilia.
- Officials say the arrests followed investigative leads from a May break‑in at Juan Martín del Potro’s Argentine home and identification from a traffic ticket, and legal proceedings over extradition and prosecution are now pending.