Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center Two Cargo Handlers at LAX Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charge for Stealing Gold Bars Headed from Australia to New York Details Written by Imperial Valley News Los Angeles, California - Two cargo handling company employees who worked at Los Angeles International Airport each pleaded guilty Friday to a federal criminal charge for stealing four gold bars that were part of a larger shipment headed from Australia to New York. Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, both of South Los Angeles, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of an interstate or foreign shipment.