News article regarding the apprehension of four Colombian nationals with ties to crimes in Japan. They were posing as Mexicans and had Mexican passports in their possession.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1132602.htm
SFGate.com reprint of a San Francisco Chronicle article regarding art theft in that area suspected of being conducted by organized theft groups.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/15/MN91990.DTL
Article from Gainesville.com reference a confidence scam utilized by the SATG that backfired on them.
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051116/LOCAL/211160320&SearchID=73235937134071
California Department of Justice Annual Report to the Legislature. Report contains specific information on organized retail theft groups under "Other Organized Crimes."
http://caag.state.ca.us/publications/org_crime2004.pdf
A JCK Magazine article on how FBI task force to combat South American jewelry theft gangs in the southeastern United States has been established in Miami.
http://www.jckgroup.com/article/CA233962.html/jck?pubdate=07%2F01%2F2002
FBI press release providing in depth information about the South American Theft Groups and links to their respective web pages.
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/nov04/jag110304.htm
Area of FBI site dedicated to Jewelry and Gem Crime Groups with a focus on the SATG. Provides intra-site links for additional information.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/jag/crimegroup.htm
Short police article entailing a robbery of $225,000 dollars worth of jewelry from two jewelers. Found under "Jewelry Robbery."
http://ci.ftlaud.fl.us/police/relmar04.html
Information regarding criminal links between the Chicago Police Department and the South American Theft Groups, as well as the arrest of many South American Theft Group members in ...
http://www.preciousgemstones.com/gfsum98two.html
More than 100 South American thieves have descended on Hong Kong to target the city's annual jewellery show, the South China Morning Post on Tuesday quoted a police source as sayin...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3596050a12,00.html
A Colombian man, a known member of the South American Theft Groups, was arrested in September 2005 and faces extradition to France where he is wanted in connection with several rob...
http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2005_09/daily_09_08_05.htm#story3
JSA's Most Wanted lists criminals of all sorts, including those identified as members of the South American Theft Groups.
http://www.jewelerssecurity.org/wanted_bulletins/wanted.html
San Francisco Business Times article on South American Theft Groups, their modus operandi, and an interview with Los Angeles Police Detective Mike Woodings who leads a taskforce an...
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2000/05/22/story3.html
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