6 Facilitators of ‘Crime Tourism’ Arrested for $5.5 Million Theft Scheme

The group shoplifted, burglarized residences, and stole credit and debit cards.

The Department of Justice building in Washington on March 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Six people were arrested in Los Angeles on Aug. 28 after allegedly facilitating a “crime tourism” group composed of South Americans and other individuals who engaged in burglaries and thefts throughout the United States and then laundered millions in illicit proceeds.

The six individuals were charged by a federal grand jury on Aug. 1, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).