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Feds charge man in armed robbery of Kardashian pal Cheban

Federal authorities in New York City have brought charges in the armed robbery of a reality TV pal of Kim Kardashian

Via AP news wire
Friday 20 November 2020 23:37 GMT
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Kardashian Pal Armed Robbery (2019 Invision)

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Federal authorities in New York City have brought charges in the armed robbery of Jonathan Cheban a reality TV pal of Kim Kardashian

Victor Rivera is accused of stealing a $250,000 watch at gunpoint from Cheban, the self-styled culinary influencer known as “Foodgod.” Cheban has appeared on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and other shows.

The suspect was arrested in Miami on Friday and will go before a judge there early next week, prosecutors said. There was no immediate word on whether Rivera has a lawyer.

The holdup occurred in August when Cheban was arriving at a friend’s house in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, police said. Two men approached and asked for the time before pulling a gun and making off with the victim’s Richard Mille timepiece, police said.

Rivera, 29, also is charged in another robbery involving a Richard Mille watch in June in New York. Prosecutors say a victim was shot and wounded in that incident.

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