Five Argentine tourists from Mendoza were detained in Miami for allegedly stealing from the Dolphin Mall during a bachelor party trip. After appearing before Judge Mindy Glazer, each must pay a $2000 sanction and were released on bail. A friend of one of the involved described it as 'something adolescents do'.
The five friends, from Mendoza, Argentina, traveled to Miami for a bachelor party when they entered the Dolphin Mall, one of Florida's largest shopping centers. There, they took products worth over $2000, leading to their arrest for theft.
In the hearing before the U.S. court, Judge Mindy Glazer imposed a $2000 sanction on each of the accused. After paying bail, the tourists were released. Glazer, who went viral in 2015 for an emotional courtroom reunion with her high school friend Arthur Boot during a theft trial, has handled similar cases with a personal touch, though no such interactions were reported here.
Boot, sentenced by Glazer a decade ago, served his time but returned to prison in August 2024 for robbing an 85-year-old man by posing as a plumber. At the time, Glazer had said: 'I'm sorry to see you here, I always wondered what happened to you,' and described Boot as 'the nicest boy in high school'.
A friend of one of the Mendocinos told TN: 'They wanted to do something adolescents do'. The incident highlights risks for Argentine tourists abroad, though no further background on the accused is detailed.
