Overview
- Eight of the ten defendants were convicted for their roles in the 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian, while two were acquitted.
- The alleged ringleader, Aomar Aït Khedache, received the longest sentence of eight years, with five years suspended, meaning he will not return to prison.
- The robbery, France's largest private theft in two decades, involved masked assailants stealing $10 million in jewelry, most of which remains unrecovered.
- Kardashian testified earlier this month, describing her fear of being raped and killed during the heist, which she said fundamentally changed her sense of safety.
- The trial highlighted issues of celebrity security, social media risks, and lenient sentencing for aging defendants with health concerns.