Olga Dogaru, whose son has admitted to organizing the robbery, told investigators in February that she had burned all seven paintings in a stove used to heat a sauna at her Carcaliu home in an effort to protect her son.
A would-be Orkney thief, who was fought off by a worker with a sticky tape dispenser, has admitted assault and attempted robbery.
All three robberies were at Sovereign Bank branches, and an accomplice in the New York robberies has admitted providing inside knowledge of the bank's security information.
Mr. Rivas, who was serving life sentences for armed robbery, kidnapping and burglary, has admitted in news interviews that he shot the officer.
A man has admitted to a string of sexual assaults and robberies last year, the Queens district attorney, Richard A. Brown, announced yesterday.
Another defendant, Eugen Darie, has admitted to driving the paintings from Rotterdam to Romania after the robbery.
One notorious group, called the Fuk Ching, has admitted to the FBI that it has taken part in extortion, robbery, gambling and the smuggling of undocumented aliens.
On his election declaration, he has admitted to other past attempted murder charges, as well as kidnapping and robbery.
McGwire has admitted using steroids.
He has admitted violent disorder.
