John Willard Craiger, 83, fatally shot jeweler Ghazi “Gus” Michel Osta following an argument in the store.
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The auction house was accused of helping clients avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars’ worth of art purchased from 2010 to 2020.
Local reports identified the woman as the wife of the jewelry store owner.
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A federal judge gave Benjamin Preacher 59 days in jail, plus 10 months of home confinement and two years of supervised release.
The suspects are said to have been involved in the armed robberies of four jewelry stores across three Midwest states.
On the verge of retirement, Kennedy recounts the most stressful stretch of his time at JSA and reveals what he’ll miss about the industry.
‘Forever Present’ campaign revives the iconic A Diamond is Forever tagline and celebrates the diamond dream.
The men allegedly posed as employees of a local energy company to gain entry to Hussein Murray’s home and then killed him in the basement.
Ladell Tharpe, 39, took part in a 2022 jewelry store robbery and then posted pictures of cash on Instagram with the text “Robbery Gang.”
The former owner of Timeless Jewelers in West Salem pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen counts of theft and aggravated theft.
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Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah admitted to dodging customs duties on more than $13.5 million of jewelry imported into the U.S.
Most of the 18th century royal jewelry taken from the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, Germany, in 2019 went back on display this week.
John Craiger, 83, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Ghazi “Gus” Osta, owner of Volusia Gold & Diamond in Daytona Beach.
The men are believed to be responsible for more than 20 jewelry store burglaries across the United States.
The man is accused of faking his Native American ancestry to sell jewelry at art shows across Wisconsin.
Ghazi Michel Osta, or “Gus,” was killed Friday by an 83-year-old man said to be a frequent customer at his store, Volusia Gold & Diamond.
The Berkeley robbery follows two other Bay Area robberies involving multiple suspects, one in May and one in June.
Officers intercepted three packages within 24 hours containing fake goods claiming to be from various luxury brands.
It has been returned to the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in New York nearly 40 years after being taken while on loan to a Buffalo museum.
In court, Daniel Hutchinson’s loved ones remembered the jeweler as a giver, a role model, and a leader.
A jury convicted Marco Bisbikis and Roy Larry in the murder-for-hire plot targeting Daniel “Hutch” Hutchinson, owner of Hutch’s Jewelry.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado police took a 50-year-old man into custody Wednesday following a two-month search.
The men are allegedly responsible for stealing millions in jewelry and other valuables in 43 burglaries in 25 towns across Massachusetts.
Last month in Dallas, David Walton pushed another jeweler, David Ettinger, who later died.
A double-digit drop in the number of in-store crimes was offset by a jump in off-premises attacks, JSA’s 2023 crime report shows.
Thieves targeted Venzio Jewelers in New Jersey’s Ocean County Mall.
The men, along with a third suspect who remains at large, allegedly tried to rob a jewelry store in Guntersville, Alabama.
JSA said a man and woman pulled the safe out of an Oakland jewelry store but couldn’t quite get it into their van.
The man was charged with money laundering in connection with the theft of gold, silver, and platinum over the course of three years.
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