LAS VEGAS -- Daniel G. Bogden, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, announced that five Los Angeles-area men were sentenced to prison this morning after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy to commit robbery.
James Arum Han, 28, was sentenced to 71 months in prison. Rene Antwan Hypolite, 27, and David Chon, 29, were sentenced to 57 months in prison. Howard Suh, 25, and Kyung Hoon Han, 34, were sentenced to 51 months in prison. All five defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro.
The men were charged in January with conspiracy, robbery and cocaine charges, and pleaded guilty on July 1 to the conspiracy charge.
The court records state that in December 2010, James Arum Han met with two individuals at a Las Vegas hotel and casino, and told them that he had several crews who could commit home invasion robberies in Las Vegas.
On January 14, 2011, Han traveled from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and met with an FBI undercover employee and another individual, and told them that he had done over 100 home invasion robberies and wanted to do more of them.
Han also said that he would “run the show” and would take 50 percent of whatever was taken during the robberies.
One week later, on January 21, 2011, all four defendants traveled from California to Las Vegas. The next day, James Arum Han met with the undercover employee who told Han that the job was the robbery of a drug stash house containing 30 kilograms of cocaine.
Han advised that he wanted to do the robbery. On the afternoon of January 22, 2011, Han described the plan to the other defendants.
Defendants Hypolite and Chon acknowledged that their role was to rush in and tie up the occupants of the house; defendant Suh acknowledged that his role was to be a “sweeper,” and defendants James Arum Han and Kyung Hoon Han acknowledged their role was to be the “point and watch out” men. The defendants were arrested in Las Vegas on January 22, 2011.
