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A German court on Tuesday convicted five men for the theft of 18th-century jewels worth more than 100 million euros ($109 million) from a Dresden museum in 2019. They were given prison sentences of between four years and four months and six years and three months, German news agency dpa reported. One defendant was acquitted. The Dresden state court ruled that the five men, ages 24 to 29, were responsible for the break-in at the eastern German city's Green Vault Museum on Nov. 25, 2019, and the theft of 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds, with a total insured value of at least 113.8 million euros ($129 million).They were convicted of particularly aggravated arson in combination with dangerous bodily injury, theft with weapons, damage to property and intentional arson. They were caught several months after the robbery in Berlin and four of the defendants agreed to a plea bargain after most of the stolen jewels were returned. The Green Vault, established in 1723, is one of the world's oldest museums. (Associated Press)