Prosecutors: New York Jeweler Was “Fence” For Theft Gangs
Mark Simon, the owner of a New York state jewelry store with a home in Putnam County, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money...
Florida Jeweler Accused of Selling Cocaine From Store
Pedro Martinez, owner of Three J Jewelers in Spring Hill, Fla., has been charged with 21 drug-related counts for allegedly selling cocaine out of his...
JVC Warns Jewelers: File Ownership Info by New Year’s
The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) has sent out a reminder that almost every company in the jewelry industry must file ownership information with...
Social Media Star “Timepiece Gentleman” Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Anthony Farrer, 36, a social media personality known as the Timepiece Gentleman, who owned a Beverly Hills luxury watch consignment business of the...
Jewelers Vigilance Committee Hires New Assistant Counsel
The Jewelers Vigilance Committee has named Liz Fraccaro as its new assistant counsel.
Fraccaro previously served as legal consultant for the...
NDC Complains About Indian Company’s Lab-Grown Ad
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has filled a complaint with India’s advertising watchdog about a Kalamandir Jewellers ad for lab-grown...
FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements Struck Down
On Aug. 20, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on employer noncompete agreements, which was scheduled to...
New September Rules Will Allow “Grandfathered” Russian Diamonds
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued two general licenses that will allow the import of previously banned...
FTC Rule Bans Buying Fake Reviews, Bot Followers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule Wednesday to crack down on companies that post fake reviews or beef up their social media...
Israeli Companies Claim Diamond Foundry Owes Them $5 Million
Two Israeli companies—E.Y. Orot Assets and Omega Eco Diamonds—have filed a $5 million lawsuit against Diamond Foundry, alleging the lab-grown...
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