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Gang Burglaries Drive Rise in Crime Losses
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Losses from crime against the US jewelry industry soared 89% to $101 million in 2019, reflecting a splattering of high-value burglaries perpetrated by gangs.Burglary losses more than tripled to $40.5 million, from $11.6 million in 2018, the Jewelers’...
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Dec 09, 2020
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Antwerp Vault Heist Leaves Clients in the Dark
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Thieves have broken into a bank vault near Antwerp’s diamonddistrict, with some clients in the dark about whether their goods have beenstolen. Daring burglars entered the BNP Paribas Fortissecure area via a sewage...
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Financial-Legal
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Feb 06, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Diamonds Stolen from Israel Bourse Event
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A man allegedly stole a briefcase of diamonds worth tens ofthousands of dollars from the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) last week.The theft took place on Monday at InternationalDiamond Week in Israel (IDWI), which ran for three days...
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Financial-Legal
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Feb 03, 2019
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Report Links Leviev to Diamond-Smuggling Arrests
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Lev Leviev’s businesses are embroiled in allegations of a diamond-smuggling ring involving relatives and employees of the tycoon.Six people were arrested on Monday, including Leviev’s son and brother, after an undercover investigation, according to Israeli media.A staff...
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Financial-Legal
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Nov 05, 2018
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Trade ‘Blind to Diamond-Swapping Threat’
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Diamond dealers are failing to protect themselves against stone-swapping,and are instead waiting until an expensive loss occurs before taking action, equipmentsuppliers have warned. The switching of natural diamonds with synthetics or otherlower-value goods is a common...
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Technology
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Aug 15, 2018
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Joshua Freedman
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Israel Bourse Bans Traders for Synthetics-Swapping
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The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has kicked out two boursemembers it suspects of swapping natural diamonds with synthetics. The traders were allegedly complicit in switching D-color,high-clarity polished diamonds weighing 3 to 5 carats with lab-grown stones,IDE...
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Financial-Legal
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Aug 05, 2018
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Joshua Freedman
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US Jewelry Crimes Rise to 1,394 in 2017
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Increases in cyber theft and smash-and-grab robberies are contributing to higher crime levels in the US jewelry industry, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) saidin a report last week.The total number of jewelry crimes reported to the JSArose...
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Retail
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Mar 21, 2018
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Gang of Diamond Fraudsters Arrested
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New York police have arrested 10 men accused of defraudingwholesalers out of diamonds valued at more than $9 million, the US Attorney’sOffice for the Southern District of New York announced.The accused wrote bad checks, forged documents and...
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Financial-Legal
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Apr 06, 2017
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Police Nab Man with Bling in Underwear
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Customs police seized close to $322,000 (EUR 300,000) worth of roughdiamonds a man tried to sneak into Belgium in his underpants, TheIndependent reported.Police believe the man had come from the Democratic Republicof the Congo, according...
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Mining
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Jan 24, 2017
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Dutch Police Nab Suspects in $72M Heist
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Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of involvementin a multi-million dollar diamond robbery at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport 12years ago, the Associated Press (AP) reported.The five men and two women, all of them Dutch nationals,were...
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Financial-Legal
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Jan 22, 2017
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Thieves Nab Jewelry in New Year’s Heist
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Three men stole about $6 million of jewelry from a New Yorkwholesaler on New Year’s Eve while mass celebrations took place just a fewblocks away at Times Square, police said.The trio entered KGK Holdings at 70 West 36th...
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Financial-Legal
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Jan 04, 2017
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Jewelry Crime Drops as Security Improves
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Losses from crime against the diamond, jewelry and watch industry decreased 7.2percent to $30.8 million in the first half of the year, according tothe Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA). The number of crimes also fell,...
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Financial-Legal
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Aug 09, 2016
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Hatton Garden Thieves Jailed for up to Seven Years
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Five gang members have been handed jail sentences rangingfrom six to seven years for their roles in the $19.9 million (GBP 14 million)burglary of jewelry from the Hatton Garden security vault in London’s diamonddistrict, The...
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Financial-Legal
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Mar 10, 2016
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Crimes Committed Against U.S. Jewelry Firms Slump in 2015
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The total number of crimes committed against U.S. jewelryfirms that were reported to the Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) slumped lastyear, leading to an 11-percent drop in dollar losses.Crimes reportedfell by 15 percent to 1,177 in 2015 as authorities were successful...
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Financial-Legal
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Mar 09, 2016
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Three Convictions in Hatton Garden Heist
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Three members of a gang were convicted inconnection with a $20 million (GBP 14 million) heist in London’s Hatton Gardendiamond district, The Guardian reported January 14.Carl Wood of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire; William Lincoln of Bethnal Green,east London; and...
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Financial-Legal
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Jan 18, 2016
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19 Ordered to Face Trial over $50M Brussels Diamond Heist
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Nineteen people have been ordered to face trial overa $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport in 2013, AFP reported, citing Belgian newsagency Belga. Nine suspects have beencharged with direct involvement in the robbery...
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Financial-Legal
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Jan 03, 2016
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Financial-Legal
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Dec 16, 2015
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Financial-Legal
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Nov 25, 2015
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Financial-Legal
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Nov 15, 2015
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Manufacturing
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Sep 09, 2015
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