Fanjul theft: “He took very little,” says Emilia Fanjul — just $45 Gs worth of bling
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| Tuesday 9 March 2010 5:21 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.
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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.”
NO FVCKIN WAY JOSE!
A little gold chain and some pearl earrings? Who was her grandmother MR T? I would be skeptical if she said $4500 never mind $45,000.
It is an insult to the average American who doesn’t make 45K in a year for her to call that “very little.”
Awww poor guys… guess it makes up for the strongarming they did to get no-talent Juan Carlos on television… their comments are an insult to the working class…
Look I have my share of BLING! But if I am going to some big shin-dig my bling stays on my person at all times!And that does not mean it won’t get ripped OFF! I think I will save mine and let some horse choke on it. Only 45K? what a lightweight What a shame. Whaa!
GOOD FOR THEM. THEY DESERVE IT. WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE CORPORATE WELFARE SCAMMERS DOING AT THE OSCARS??
SUGAR BARONS AT THE OSCARS?? WHAT’S WITH THAT?
THESE SUGAR SKUMBAGS WERE THE WORST OF THE WORST OF SUGAR BARONS IN CUBA DURING BATISTA’S C.I.A. DICTATORSHIP.
SLAVES WERE TREATED BETTER THAN THE SUGAR WORKERS IN PRE-CASTRO CUBA. THE BRUTAL REGIME FORCED BY THE SUGAR LANDOWNERS IN CUBA WAS THE MAJOR REASON FOR REVOLUTION.
DON’T EVER THINK, FOR A MOMENT, THAT THESE “POOR CUBANS” FLED WITH ONLY THE SHIRTS ON THEIR BACKS! THE FUNGULS OWNED APARTMENT BUILDINGS ALL OVER NEW YORK CITY, AND WERE ALWAYS FILTHY RICH. RICH FROM THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS OF THE OPPRESSED WORKERS. THESE SKUM SUCKING BASTARDS SHOULD ROT IN PRISON AFTER OUR REVOLUTION.
It seems that the White Trash from west of I-95 is out hate mongering again with their colegue Lambiet and the trashy Post.
I feel sorry for them.
It is incredible to read the evil, immoral, envious, malicious, depraved and cruel comments made by SOME of the commentators in this website !!! In this article, and others. Your vicious and violent style of prose, in addition to your destructive bahavior, points directly to your lack of education, class and full blown HATRED.
However, I am not surprised by your conduct. I lived in Wellington for one year, and unfortunately, observed the behavior. I can picture you cruising up and down Forest Hill, South Shore and Southern Blvds in your 1988 pick-up truck, holding a “joint” in your left hand and a hot Budweiser on your right one, your baseball cap worn backwards; and for the extreme “savages” out there, your pet alligator on the back cab of your truck. PRICELESS !!!!!
Hate and envy are awful complexes.
45G’s is no big deal to this family. They can get that in one hour of sugar tax subsidies from Congress.
I can’t honestly think of of a group of immigrants that have abused AMERICAN hospitality as much as the Cubanos.