While the FBI has been the subject of a lot of criticism of late, the Bureau can still do good work when they’re on the trail of bad guys. As an example, we see that a Los Angeles-area burglary tourism ring has been busted by the FBI, with a bunch of arrests and a bunch of charges filed. That’s an unmitigated good thing:
Multiple people have been charged with operating a burglary tourism ring in the San Feranando Valley.
The seven defendants were charged with multiple felony offenses, including wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and structuring transactions to avoid federal financial reporting requirements.
According to an indictment, Juan Carlos Thola-Duran, 57, and his girlfriend, Ana Maria Arriagada, 41, operated Driver Power Rentals (DPR), a Van Nuys-based car rental business.
According to the Department of Justice, from at least January 2018 to July 2024, Thola-Duran…
