Mehul Choksi, Former Samuels Owner, Arrested

Mehul Choksi (pictured), former chairman of now-defunct Gitanjali Gems—once a prominent De Beers sightholder that owned 112-store jewelry chain...

GIA Finding More Lab-Growns Being Passed Off As Naturals

The GIA says it's seen more instances of lab-grown diamonds bearing phony inscriptions linked to reports for natural gems—and that the crooks are...

Petra Diamonds Settles Human Rights Claims

South African miner Petra Diamonds is paying 4.3 million pounds (about $6.1 million) to settle claims that security forces at its Williamson mine in...

Vexed By Visas: How 70 Indian Gem Dealers Never Made Tucson

Last month, around 70 colored-stone dealers flew from India to attend one of the handful of gem shows taking place this year in Tucson. ...

New 25% Duty Possible On Indian Jewelry

Donald Trump may no longer be president, but the trade spats he gleefully picked with the rest of the world continue. (more…)

Harris Jewelry Has Closed All Its Stores

Harris Jewelry, the 18-store, New York–based chain that served members of the military, has closed all its stores, though it will still operate...

Customs Seizes 9,000 Counterfeits Of 10 Brands

On April 26, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 9,377 counterfeit jewelry items—including imitations of 10...

Why an Ad Watchdog Warned the Natural Diamond Council

After the National Advertising Division (NAD) criticized some statements made by the Natural Diamond Council (NDC)—three weeks after it warned...

Ad Watchdog Now Rebukes Natural Diamond Council

The National Advertising Division (NAD), which earlier this month asked Diamond Foundry to modify some of its advertising language to make the origin...

GIA Gets Belgian Court to Rule Against Use of ‘AIG’

A court in Antwerp, Belgium, has ordered the AIG Belgium grading lab to stop using the initials AIG, finding that they infringe on GIA's trademarks,...