LAX Cargo Handlers to Plead Guilty to Theft of Gold Bars

LAX Cargo Handlers to Plead Guilty to Theft of Gold Bars
Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, August 14, 2019. Michael Dalder/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—Two men who worked at Los Angeles International Airport for a cargo-handling company are expected to plead guilty July 9 to a federal charge for stealing gold bars that were part of an international shipment.

Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of South Los Angeles, have each agreed to enter their pleas to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit theft of an interstate or foreign shipment, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.