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...
47th Street Shop Owners Charged With Fencing Goods From South American Gangs
Federal authorities have charged Dimitriy Nezhinskiy, 43, and Juan Villar, 48, operators of a pawnshop in New York City’s Diamond District, with...
Florida Jeweler Killed in Dispute With Customer
Anthony D’Amore, 73, owner of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., jewelry business, was killed on Dec. 20 during an argument with a customer over the sale of...
Jewelers Should Be on Guard This Holiday Weekend, JSA Warns
For all the joy Thanksgiving and the holiday season bring, they also—sadly—can leave jewelry stores vulnerable to crime. (more…)
Jewelry Store Owner’s Wife Killed During Robbery
The wife of a jewelry store owner in Sacramento, Calif., was shot and killed after a firefight erupted during a smash-and-grab robbery on Nov. 15,...
Jewelers’ Security Alliance Appoints New President
Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) has named attorney and cybersecurity expert Jennifer Mulvihill its new president. (more…)
Michigan Jewelry Store Owner Killed in Home Robbery
Hussein “Sam” Murray, owner of Gold & Glitter, a jewelry store and pawnshop in Hamtramck, Mich., was killed Oct. 11 (more…)
Jewelers Warned of Wave of “Ocean’s Eleven” Burglaries
Jewelers across America are being hit by a string of sophisticated “Ocean’s Eleven”–style break-ins, and they’re suffering big losses as a...
Opsydia Names New Chairman
Opsydia, the Oxford, England–based company which has developed laser inscription technology for gems and jewelry, named Nigel Vaughan chairman....
New York Dealer Charged With Swapping Lab-Grown Diamonds for Naturals
New York City diamond dealer Manashe Sezanayev, 41, has been charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly switched natural diamonds with...