French prosecutors charge fourth suspected member in Louvre heist

Visitors walk past the closed Apollo Gallery of the Louvre museum, November 19, 2025. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AP

French prosecutors on Friday, November 28, charged the fourth alleged member of a four-person gang arrested over last month's spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre. On October 19, the gang raided the world's most-visited art museum in broad daylight, taking just seven minutes to steal jewelry worth an estimated $102 million before fleeing on scooters.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau described the fourth suspect as a 39-year-old man born in the working-class Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. "Already convicted six times, this man was known to the courts for various offenses, such as pimping, driving without a license, and receiving stolen goods," Beccuau said in a statement.

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