Jobson Marangoni De Castro, the 38-year-old Beverly Hills man who pleaded guilty to a theft at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, faces time behind bars after his sentencing on Aug. 1. A federal district court judge sentenced De Castro to two years and three months in federal prison. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, he was also ordered to pay $1,641,617 in restitution. De Castro pleaded guilty to a single federal count of interstate transportation of stolen property in April, after stealing jewelry, clothing and accessories worth $1.6 million from the hotel in May 2023.
On May 10, 2023, De Castro tricked a hotel employee into giving him a key to a room where a couple was staying. While the couple was at dinner, De Castro snuck into their room and stole six suitcases containing a diamond necklace, a luxury watch and other valuable items. He fled the hotel in an Uber under the name of “Jobs Marangoni” and, a week later, flew to Miami to sell some of the stolen goods. On May 18, 2023, a buyer wired him $50,000, which he accepted under the same name.
