Oakland man sentenced in massage parlor robberies
Posted: 08/26/2010 02:56:55 PM PDT
OAKLAND — Authorities say a 29-year-old Oakland man who took part in a monthlong string of robberies has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken issued the sentence against San Kwen Saephan on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in December to charges of interfering with commerce by robbery and extortion.
Authorities say Saephan was among a group of people who held up massage parlors in San Rafael and El Cerrito and a karaoke bar in Hayward starting in December 2007.
The group also allegedly tried to car jack the vehicle of a retired San Francisco sheriff’s deputy.
Four other people have pleaded guilty in connection with the robberies.
Authorities say a fifth member of the crew, 25-year-old Choung Van Nguyen, was fatally shot by Berkeley police in June following a chase.
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