San Diego Jeweler Charged With Fleecing Service Members With Illegal Credit
An owner of Romano’s Jewelers has been charged by California’s Attorney General with targeting members of the armed forces with predatory and...
Pay Close Attention to Cartier’s Recent Settlement With OFAC
Cartier was just rapped for making a costly, if perhaps understandable, mistake.
On four separate occasions between 2010 and 2011, an individual...
Head of Jewelry Company Pleads Guilty to Forging Judge’s Signature
Michael Arnstein, CEO of the Natural Sapphire Company, pled guilty to a single charge of forging a judge’s signature, according to a Department of...
How the FBI Took Down a Gang of Really Bad Jewel Thieves
Four years ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of five men in conjunction with the robbery of Fairfield, Conn.–based...
Two Arrested for Trying to Steal Sarine’s IP
Sarine Technologies says that two Indian nationals were recently arrested in Tel Aviv on suspicion of trying to illegally obtain the device maker’s...
Sterling Jewelers Wins Latest Round in Ongoing Gender Row
On July 24, the second circuit court of appeals vacated a class certification in the Sterling Jewelers gender discrimination case—a victory for the...
Jewelry Retailer Wins Suit Over Negative Yelp Review
Stephen Blumberg, owner of Stephen Leigh Jewelers in Quincy, Mass., has been awarded $34,500 in a suit he filed against an employee of a competing...
Amazon Now Charging Sales Tax in Every State
Amazon.com now charges sales tax in every U.S. state with a statewide sales tax, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy...
Diamond District Jeweler Was Drug Front, Police Say
A supposed jewelry business based in New York City’s Diamond District was actually a drug front, according to a release from the New York Drug...
New Signet Shareholder Suit Targets Sexual Harassment Response
Signet Jewelers has been targeted by a new shareholder class action—this one targeting the company’s reaction to allegations of sexual harassment...
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