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Crew of Chilean thieves who targeted elite American athletes’ homes — including Travis Kelce’s — arrested

Nypost · · 201 words · By Chris Nesi
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Two Chilean men part of a crew arrested for burglarizing the home of former Argentine tennis champion Juan Martín Del Potro earlier this month were also wanted by Interpol for a series of robberies targeting top US athletes between 2024-2025.”
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While evidence for claims 1 and 3 confirms that Ignacio Zúñiga Cartes and Bastián Jiménez Freraut were part of a ring targeting US athletes, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming they were arrested for burglarizing Juan Martín del Potro's home specifically, nor is there mention of an Interpol notice for the 2024-2025 period in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The East Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Strait of Magellan Dispute or the Patagonia Question was the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile during the 19th century for the possession of the sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Patagonia,_Tierra_del_Fue…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ðe sam maɾˈtin] ; 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine ge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_de_San_Martín
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Martín del Potro (Spanish pronunciation: [xwam maɾˈtin del ˈpotɾo]; born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the As…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Martín_del_Potro
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“Ignacio Zuñiga Cartes and Bastián Jiménez Freraut, both 23, were arrested earlier this month for stealing jewelry, medals and rackets from the 2009 US Open champ’s home in Tandil.”
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Web search results from EL PAÍS, WVTF, and another source confirm the names Ignacio Zúñiga Cartes and Bastián Jiménez Freraut and their involvement in burglaries targeting athletes. However, the specific detail about stealing from Del Potro's home in Tandil is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets, though the names are corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of transfers that took place during the 2009 Primera División of Chile season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2009_Primera_División_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an index listing Chilean films ordered by year of release.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chilean_films
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web search NEUTRAL — Pablo Zúñiga Cartes, Ignacio Zúñiga Cartes, Bastián Jiménez Freraut and a fourth individual posing with the safe box, jewelry and watches they stole.USAO. Luis Pablo Beauregard.
https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-02-20/chilean-gang-charg…
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“Investigators uncovered the identities of the accused burglars through a traffic ticket that was issued in Buenos Aires a day before the robbery, according to a report in Argentine newspaper Clarín.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about Juan Martín del Potro and Buenos Aires, but contains no mention of a traffic ticket being used by investigators to identify burglars.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Guillermo Vilas (locally [ɡiˈʒeɾmo ˈβilas]; Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ˈβilas]; born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was the world No. 1 of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Vilas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rodrigo Alejandro Bueno (Spanish: [roˈðɾiɣo aleˈxandɾo ˈβweno]; 24 May 1973 – 24 June 2000), also known by his stage name Rodrigo or his nickname "El Potro" ("the Colt"), was an Argentine singer of cu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_(musician)
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“They discovered that Cartes and Freraut were part of a South American crime ring that stole from the homes of high-profile US athletes including NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow, NBA player Bobby Portis and Kansas City Chiefs athlete Travis Kelce”
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Multiple independent sources (EL PAÍS, WVTF, Deseret News, and another news snippet) confirm that a Chilean crime ring involving Ignacio Zúñiga Cartes and Bastián Jiménez Freraut targeted high-profile US athletes including Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Bobby Portis, and Travis Kelce.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of transfers that took place during the 2009 Primera División of Chile season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2009_Primera_División_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an index listing Chilean films ordered by year of release.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chilean_films
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web search NEUTRAL — NFL quarterbacks Pat Mahomes and Joe Burrows were among the targets.A photo from an FBI affidavit shows, from left, Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes and Bastian Jimenez Freraut, along with a…
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302155/chileans-charge…
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“The thieves, who traveled to the US for the crimes, timed their burglaries to coincide with the athletes’ away games, and stole watches, cash, jewelry and other luxury items after breaking into their homes totaling over $3.5 million, according to the Justice Department.”
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Multiple sources confirm the thieves traveled to the US, timed burglaries to coincide with away games, and targeted luxury items. One source explicitly mentions federal prosecutors charging the men on February 18 (likely 2025 given the context of other results), and while the $3.5 million figure isn't explicitly in the snippet, the pattern of high-value luxury theft is corroborated across sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February 2025, seven U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors resigned in response to orders from acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove to dismiss federal criminal corruption charges against New Y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_U.S._Department_of_Justic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, sometimes called Main Justice, is the headquarters of the United States Department of Justice. It houses Department of Justice offices, including …
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