OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
9:56 AM – Tuesday, December 31, 2024
U.S. sports teams have received a formal warning from the FBI on organized crime groups that prey on professional athletes.
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The warning comes after professional athletes’ residences were broken into while they were traveling or out playing games, starting in September.
“These homes are targeted for burglary due to the perception they may have high-end goods like designer handbags, jewelry, watches, and cash,” the FBI said in a Liaison Report.
The report continued, explaining that “organized theft groups allegedly burglarized the homes of at least nine professional athletes” between the time frame…