"Prosecutors in France on Saturday handed two new suspects preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the heist of crown jewels at the Louvre museum in Paris. Police launched a nationwide search for suspects following the theft of Napoleonic-era regalia from the iconic tourist site on October 19. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said a 37-year-old male suspect was charged with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy. The other, a 38-year-old woman, is accused of being an accomplice."
"Two earlier suspects, men aged 34 and 39 from a town north of Paris, were charged this week with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy. They are alleged to have been part of the four-member gang responsible for the break-in. Beccuau said both gave "minimalist" statements and "partially admitted" their involvement. One was stopped at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport with a one-way ticket to Algeria."
Two new suspects were preliminarily charged in France for alleged involvement in the theft of Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. A 37-year-old man faces theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy charges; a 38-year-old woman is accused as an accomplice. Both are in pre-trial detention. Five others were arrested, three released without charges. Two earlier suspects, aged 34 and 39, were charged as part of an alleged four-person gang; one’s DNA matched material on a getaway scooter and he was stopped at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport with a one-way ticket to Algeria. The thieves used a truck with a lifting platform and scooters to steal eight jeweled pieces.
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