Second 'Jedi Knight' Sentenced in $2.5 Million Jewelry Theft Case ... - NBC Connecticut
A New York man who was part of a group called the "Jedi Knights" that committed several crimes together has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for burglarizing a Salisbury, Connecticut home and stealing $2.5 million worth of jewelry, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In February 2012, Jason Gatto, 34, of Gardner, New Yorkm and friends broke into a Salisbury home and stole around 250 pieces of high-end jewelry worth more than $2.5 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The jewelry included several rare and signed pieces from Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Bulgari, Buccallati, Boucheron, David Webb, Sterle, Tiffany, among others that the victim inherited and planned to pass them on to her children, according to court documents.
However, the people "Jedi Knights" jewelry did not realize their value right away and Gatto threw some of the jewelry out the car window as they made their way to a hotel in Newburgh, New York, according to court records.
State police did locate some of the discarded jewelry.
When they got to the hotel, they met up with a third accomplice who told them the jewelry was very valuable, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The group then traveled to North Carolina, where they divided up the jewelry and sold it there, as well as California and other places, according to federal authorties.
Gatto pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen property and was ordered to pay 1.5 million in restitution.
