A Brooklyn man, Luis Mercado, 34, has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to grand larceny and bail jumping.
The sentencing follows a high-profile case involving the theft of approximately $100,000 from Gargiulo's Restaurant, a Coney Island institution and popular meeting spot for the Columbian Lawyers Association.
The crime, which took place on June 29, 2022, involved Mercado and an accomplice, who were caught on camera breaking into the restaurant's safe.
The burglary, executed around 2 a.m., triggered an alarm and was captured in detail on surveillance footage, showing both individuals dressed in black and wearing blue surgical masks fleeing the scene with the stolen cash.
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