BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut — A Colombian man who last lived in Florida was sentenced in Connecticut on Thursday for contributing to an organized theft ring that moved state to state, stealing more than $4.4 million of jewelry.

Jorge Giovanni Escobar Gonzalez, 41, is a Colombian citizen with recent ties to Kissimmee, Fla. He was part of a group that stole jewelry from mall-based stores and kiosks throughout the United States.

Escobar Gonzalez was sentenced in Bridgeport federal court to four years and nine months in prison on Thursday, according to a report from the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

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