Three men have been charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief in connection to a burglary that occurred at one of 50 Cent’s places of business in January 2021.
According to TMZ’s law enforcement sources in Bergen County, New Jersey, the suspects Matthew Gale, 40, Richard Murphy and Travis Villalobos, both 31, were alleged to have made off with ‘$3million in cash and jewelry’ from an unlocked safe on the property, as well as a vehicle.
After a five-month investigation, Cliffside Park PD recovered the stolen vehicle connected to the case and used surveillance footage to track down the alleged perpetrators.
Three men have been charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief in connection to a burglary that occurred at one of 50 Cent’s places of business in January; 50 Cent pictured
The burglary took place at ‘a leased corporate apartment’ for one of 50 Cent’s businesses in Bergen County, New Jersey, while the rapper was residing in Miami.
‘At the time the suspects were in the unit, police drove by but did not realize the individuals were still inside.
‘The entire matter was caught on surveillance cameras,’ 50 Cent’s lawyer told the outlet on Friday.
The stolen cash and high ticket jewelry items are all, surprisingly, expected to be recovered.
Suspects: According to TMZ ‘s law enforcement sources in Bergen County, New Jersey, the suspects Matthew Gale, 40, Richard Murphy and Travis Villalobos, both 31, were alleged to have made off with ‘$3million in cash and jewelry’ from an unlocked safe on the property, as well as a vehicle.
At the time, Radar reported the robbers forced ‘their way into the property through a garage door window.’
They are facing years in jail, if convicted.
In April, 50 Cent made it clear he feels no ill will towards fellow musician Diddy, who was seen holding hands with his ex and baby mama Daphne Joy.
The If I Can’t rapper wrote: ‘Nah me and puff fight over business s***, If he like the girl, he like the girl. I don’t give a f***.’
The burglary took place at his luxury apartment in Bergen County, New Jersey, while he was Miami; seen in 2021
50 Cent shares eight-year-old son Sire with model Joy, 34, who he parted ways with in 2012.
50 Cent and Joy have a turbulent past, as in October of 2013, he entered a guilty plea to vandalism charges stemming from a row he had with the model at her Los Angeles home in June of that year.
Prosecutors dropped a domestic violence charge in the incident, in which they said that the rapper ‘allegedly began destroying the female’s property,’ and injured her after he ‘kicked open the bedroom door and kicked her,’ CNN reported.
No hard feelings: In April, 50 Cent made it clear he feels no ill will toward Diddy, who was seen holding hands with his ex Daphne Joy, who he shares a child with
50 Cent was given three years of probation, 30 days of community service, $7,100 in fines, and a year of domestic violence counseling in connection with the incident.
The Candy Shop artist is currently dating a woman by the name of Cuban Link, who he was first romantically linked to in August 2019.
This past holiday season, 50 Cent gifted the beauty a $250,000 Mercedes Maybach truck.
In recent years, Diddy has also been linked to socialite Lori Harvey and model Tina Louise since his 2018 split from longtime girlfriend Cassie.