Celebrities Testify in 'Bling Ring' Burglaries

Sheena Sharma
A handful of stars appeared in an L.A. court to face the thieves who have been breaking into their homes.

Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Orlando Bloom testified in court in front of a grand jury Friday, and now a number of suspects are being indicted for breaking into the stars’ homes.

The stars appeared at the Los Angeles Country Grand Jury to testify against what is known as the “bling ring,” a ring made up mostly of high school females from Agoura Hills who desired to obtain and wear the luxurious items the celebrities have. The robbers made off with over $3 million in jewelry, clothes and cash from the celebrities’ lavish homes in Hollywood Hills.

The five alleged criminals – Rachel Lee, Nicholas Frank Prugo, Roy Lopez Jr., Diana Tamayo and Courtney Leigh Ames – pleaded not guilty to what they were being charged with. These charges included conspiring to commit burglary as well as multiple burglaries.

Lohan, Hilton, and Bloom are not the only celebrities to have fallen victim to the “bling ring.” Other stars who did not testify include Megan Fox and Ashley Tisdale.

Source: Los Angeles Times

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