Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.8 Million in Goods From Beverly Hills Luxury Hotel Guests

The thief took suitcases from a pair of travelers by tricking a hotel employee into giving him a key to their room. Then he sold stolen items in Florida.

Jobson Marangoni De Castro with stolen suitcases. U.S. Attorney’s Office

A man pleaded guilty April 2 to stealing jewelry and other items from a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, then traveling to Florida to sell them, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

Jobson Marangoni De Castro, 38, of Beverly Hills faces up to 10 years in prison for the felony of interstate transportation of stolen property.