FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014 Four individuals have been charged in a superseding indictment related to the Jan. 6, 2026, robbery of a Cape Coral jewelry store where more than $1 million in jewelry was stolen. <\/p>\n
Ivel Sanchez Rivera, 52, of Hialeah; Osmani Barrios Carrera, 37, of Hialeah; Yunior Lopez Delgado, 42, of Miami; and Alberto Perez Elias, 57, of Miami, are named in the indictment. <\/p>\n
The individuals face charges including conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, and use, carry, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. The robbery involved breaking into a vacant business next door to the jewelry store before breaching a wall. <\/p>\n
The suspects allegedly held the store manager at gunpoint to gain access to a safe. They took thousands of pieces of jewelry before fleeing to Miami. Authorities arrested Rivera, Carrera, and Delgado following an investigation.<\/p>\n
If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. They also face a consecutive sentence of 7 years for brandishing a firearm during the robbery.<\/p>\n
However, Elias has not been arrested and remains at large.<\/p>\n
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