"The prosecutor said in a statement on Saturday that two of the five people who were arrested on Wednesday have been charged. One, a 37-year-old alleged to be part of the four-man team that police believe carried out the heist, has been charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said he was already known to judicial authorities."
"The other, a 38-year-old woman, has been charged with complicity in preparing the crime. Two other men, also alleged to be a part of the foursome, were arrested a week ago. They have also been charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy. The man and woman charged on Saturday were found through DNA and cell phone records, the prosecutor said. The other three who were arrested but not charged this week have since been released from custody."
"Of the other two suspects charged, one was picked up at Charles de Gaulle Airport where he prepared to leave the country with a one-way ticket to Algeria. The other was arrested at his home in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers. The first two male suspects, who had criminal records for theft, immediately came under police surveillance when their DNA was found on objects left at the crime scene."
Four people have been charged in connection with the theft of $100 million in royal jewels from the Louvre, while the jewels remain missing. Two suspects arrested Wednesday were charged Saturday; a 37-year-old man faces organized theft and criminal conspiracy charges, and a 38-year-old woman faces complicity in preparing the crime charges. Two other men were charged earlier with organized theft and criminal conspiracy. Investigators linked the new suspects through DNA and cellphone records, while three others arrested were released. One charged suspect was stopped at Charles de Gaulle Airport preparing to leave; another was arrested in Aubervilliers.
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