2 South American Nationals Charged in $1 Million Watch Heist in Beverly Hills

The defendants are believed to belong to a South American ring that exploits the U.S. immigration system to enter the country for crime tourism.

The Beverly Hills police station on Dec. 1, 2021. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times

Two South American men were charged with robbery Aug. 13 in the theft of a man’s $1 million watch as he sat with his family outside the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

Jamer Mauricio Sepulveda Salazar, 21, of Colombia is charged with one count of interfering with commerce by robbery, a violation of the federal Hobbs Act because the crime occurred next to a major roadway, and one count of possessing a firearm during a violent crime.