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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Bradenton Brothers Charged For Selling Stolen Jewelry Out Of Sarasota Citgo

Rami Ibsais and Saed Ebsais are facing second-hand dealer charges for selling purported stolen jewelry out of the First Stop Citgo on Washington Boulevard.

Two Bradenton brothers are facing dealing in stolen property charges after an undercover investigation revealed they were selling stolen jewelry out of their Sarasota gas station. Undercover detectives in a joint operation with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and Sarasota Police Department visited the First Stop Citgo, 919 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota, over a five month period when Rami Ibsais, 43 and Saed Ebsais, 41, both of 6023 44th Court East, Bradenton, sold law enforcement the jewelry, according to the probable cause affidavits. Detectives arrested the brothers, who are citizens of Jordan, Tuesday after executing a search warrant and seizing 150 pieces of gold jewelry at the store along with an undisclosed, but significant, …

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