Nicholas Vargas-Duran, 21, of New York, was sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a South American theft ring responsible for multiple residential break-ins that targeted Asian business owners in Montgomery, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Bucks, Lehigh, Lancaster, Northampton and Cambria counties between July and October 2024, The Pottstown Mercury reported today.
Vargas-Duran was among 11 Colombian nationals, each of whom was charged in connection with the theft ring. Four members received sentences last week and will likely face federal immigration and deportation proceedings after they serve their sentences.
Vargas-Duran was ordered to share with his co-conspirators in the payment of more than $300,000 in restitution, The Mercury said…