Leader of Colombian robbery crew sentenced for murder of traveling salesman

October 5, 2020 - Dallas, TX

On the date listed above, Robert Paul Riveros was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the robbery and homicide of a jewelry salesman near the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas in 2016.

Riveros and four of his accomplices; Johnnattan Ramirez, 38, Eslevy Vargas-Avila, 30, Pedro Louis Alvarez, 35 and Catherine Contreras-Beltran, 31. were charged in a conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The robbery took place on July 9, 2016. Click here to read how the crime transpired.

 

Robert Paul Riveros

Robert Paul Riveros

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