Fanjul theft: “He took very little,” says Emilia Fanjul — just $45 Gs worth of bling

By at 9 March, 2010, 6:21 pm

The Fanjuls Emilia Fanjul , the wife of Palm Beach sugar mogul Pepe Fanjul , told Page2Live today that the thief they allowed into their suite at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills “didn’t take much.” The Fanjuls were on the Left Coast to attend the Oscars when a polite, well-groomed man they thought was a hotel worker weaseled his way into the suite Friday afternoon, saying he needed to repair the AC. While the couple milled about their expansive suite, the man helped himself to their bling. “At least, there was no violence, nobody was hurt, and very little taken,” Emilia said. “He went into our bedroom and he took what was on the bed. A gold chain that my great-grandmother gave me before we left Cuba and some pearl earrings. “It was more sentimental than valuable. But the police asked me how much it was worth.” She told them: 45

Gs. Pepe Fanjul is, along with his brothers, one of the owners of the West Palm Beach-based Florida Crystals and one of the biggest landowners in the state. For more, look below or click Cops, meanwhile, told the AP that they believe the slick thief has been at it for months. They believe he has taken money and property from the members of a Mexican soccer team, salsa band and an Israeli basketball team. In the case of the Israelis, the thief allegedly sported a fine suit and carried a clipboard when he entered the team’s lockerroom during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center. He rifled through the lockers and left with $26,000 in cash and jewelry. Investigators have nicknamed their suspect “ Ricco Suave .”

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Fanjul theft: “He took very little,” says Emilia Fanjul — just $45 Gs worth of bling

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