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A father, mother and daughter from a posh Chicago suburb stole $7 million in merchandise
during a decadelong shoplifting spree — traveling to stores nationwide and targeting dolls,
toys, cosmetics and other valuables — according to a federal complaint released Wednesday.
The three were arrested earlier this week at their $1.3 million Northbrook home after
returning from a three-day trip through Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, where authorities say
they shoplifted from stores. Working in tandem, the family traveled from their Chicago-area
residence to hit businesses in multiple states, including Maryland, Tennessee and Florida,
according to the 20-page complaint. Branko Bogdanov, 58, Lela Bogdanov, 52, and
their 34-year-old daughter, Julia Bogdanov, are charged with one count each of interstate
transportation of stolen property. They made initial appearances Wednesday in U.S. District
Court in Chicago, but did not enter pleas; they'll be held at least until a detention
hearing next week. Someone who answered a phone at their Northbrook residence declined
any comment