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Four Chilean men were arrested in Clark County, Ohio, earlier this month, as part of a multi-state investigation into high-profile home burglaries. The arrests may be tied to the break-in at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.Alexander Chavez, Bastian Morales, Jordan Sanchez and Sergio Cabello face multiple charges, including participating in a criminal gang, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, obstructing official business and possession of criminal tools.The four men were arrested during "an ongoing investigation involving burglaries of multi-million dollar homes in multiple states," according to court documents obtained by sister station WLWT. While the documents don't specifically name Burrow, the investigator wrote that during a search of the suspects' SUV in Clark County, they found "an old LSU shirt and Bengals hat believed to be stolen from the December 9, 2024 burglary in Hamilton County." Burrow’s house in Anderson Township, Ohio, was broken into last month, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office incident report, while the Bengals were playing the Dallas Cowboys in Texas. The quarterback won the 2019 Heisman trophy and a national championship while attending Louisiana State University.According to court documents, on Jan. 10, 2025, a Special Agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation "observed four male Chileans exit the La Quinta Hotel in Fairborn, Ohio carrying luggage."They got into an SUV with Florid tags before they were pulled over for marked lane violations on IR-70.Investigators said the men provided false information and names."After the four male Chileans' true identifications were learned all four males were identified as being illegally in the country or overstayed their permissions," documents state.During a search of the SUV, investigators said they found "two Husky automatic center punch tools wrapped in cloth towel behind the glove box." Investigators said that style of tool is used by the South American Theft Group to break glass and enter houses.Court documents state that the suspects also had a cell phone on them that matched data collected from a Hamilton County cellphone tower from the day of the burglary at Burrow's.According to court documents, the Special Agent also recognized one of the men who was carrying a Louis Vuitton duffle-style bag as a man previously identified as someone possibly involved in the Dec. 9 burglary in Hamilton County.During an interview at the Clark County Sheriff's Office, three of the men reportedly told detectives that they were in Ohio for vacation to see snow. The men were arraigned last week and three of them are expected in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. Investigators said they have arrested at least six South American burglary organizations, five of them have been Chileans.In a Dec. 20 bulletin that was distributed to professional sports leagues and teams, the FBI said, “Between September and November 2024, organized theft groups allegedly burglarized the homes of at least nine professional athletes and targeted entry points including glass rear doors, windows, and second-story doors.”“We live a public life and one of my least favorite parts of that is the lack of privacy, and that has been difficult to deal with my entire career. I’m still learning, but I understand it’s the life that we choose. It doesn’t make it any easier to deal with,” Burrow said in December, responding to the break-in at his home.In November, the NFL – as well as the NBA and NHL – warned teams that organized and skilled groups are targeting the homes of athletes for break-ins, including while the players are away at games.The Kansas City-area homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were burglarized in October, according to multiple local news outlets citing authorities.The high-profile home burglaries involving sporting stars continued in December. Along with Burrow, Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic’s home was also targeted.CNN contributed to this report