US: ‘Goodfellas,’ the sequel? 4 arrested in $6m heist at JFK Airport

The man walked into an office at Kennedy International Airport with paperwork that showed the flight information and serial numbers he needed to pick up an expensive shipment. Everything appeared to be in order, and he drove off with a truckload of Prada. But the bags, clothing and jewelry never made it to their destination. Instead, they were taken to a defunct beauty shop in Queens, prosecutors said. On Wednesday, the man, David Lacarriere, and two others appeared in court to face charges in a 22-count indictment in one of the largest heists in the history of JFK airport. Prosecutors said they stole $6m worth of luxury goods in two thefts — the second more brazen than the first — that had echoes of the famous Lufthansa robbery in 1978 that played a starring role in the film “Goodfellas.” It turned out the men had used fake paperwork to cart off more than 4,000 real pieces of luxury merchandise, prosecutors said. They were caught in June when the police raided the Candi World Beauty Bar, the closed salon where the stolen merchandise was stashed, and interrupted a sale, prosecutors said. “After months of free spending and probably thinking that they had gotten away with these audacious heists,” said Melinda Katz, the Queens County district attorney, “all six defendants have been indicted.” Story has more.<br/>