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Prosecutors charge woman in celebrity burglaries

The Columbian
Published: January 13, 2010, 12:00am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prosecutors say they have charged a woman suspected of burglarizing the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge.

The attorneys said Wednesday that 19-year-old Rachel Lee is suspected of spearheading the break-ins. She faces three counts of first-degree residential burglary and two counts of receiving stolen property.

Lee joins five other defendants charged with various break-ins at the Hollywood Hills homes of stars such as Lohan, Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Ashley Tisdale.

Lee was arrested in Las Vegas in October on suspicion of having stolen property. Nicholas Prugo, who faces also faces felony burglary charges, told police that Lee would often suggest which celebrities to target.

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