Seven Chilean nationals have been charged in connection with breaking in and stealing property worth more than $2 million from professional athletes’ homes –– including those purportedly belonging to Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

Seven men have been charged in connection with a spree of burglaries targeting professional athletes across the US. Goods worth more than $2m (£1.58m) were stolen from the homes of NBA and NFL players in a series of break-ins which began in October 2024.

Federal prosecutors say the men were part of a South American theft group that broke into the homes of a number of famous athletes.

Seven men, accused of stealing more than $2 million in valuables, were charged in robbing the homes of high-profile athletes.

Seven Chilean nationals have been charged in a burglary spree targeting professional athletes like Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. A federal indictment against the seven was unsealed Tuesday and alleges the burglaries are all connected to a single group from South America.

Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to a criminal complaint. The FBI complaint doesn't name the athletes,