Louvre Jewel Heist’s Suspected Fourth Crew Member Charged
French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 19.
Photographer: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench authorities charged the suspected fourth member of the on-site crew that stole from the Louvre some €88 million ($102 million) worth of jewels last month.
The suspect, who is 39 years old and comes from the Paris region, has been charged with organized theft and criminal conspiracy, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement on Friday.