One of the men is said to be connected to the South American crew charged with burglarizing Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow’s home.
Crime
![CBP agents in Louisville, Kentucky, were busy seizing shipments of counterfeit jewelry last month, the agency said. Officers nabbed 28 shipments of jewelry and watches designed to pass as pieces from brands including Rolex, Cartier, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Pictured is a counterfeit Cartier “Juste Un Clou” bracelet. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs & Border Protection) Counterfeit Cartier “Juste Un Clou” bracelet](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3f142b4aceecf92b61cf2313f33196a1.jpg)
Officers in Louisville seized 28 shipments of fake jewelry and watches that would have been worth more than $27 million if genuine.
Luxury watch dealer Anthony Farrer pleaded guilty late last year to defrauding clients in a scheme with Ponzi-type elements.
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![The suspect seen here attempted to steal $1.5 million worth of jewelry from a Macy’s store in Brooklyn, New York, but was thwarted by an employee. The thief is still at large and the New York Police Department is asking the public to help identify the suspect. (Image courtesy of the NYPD) Surveillance image of Macy’s jewelry thief](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/cc22350705b7ad6d76cb34f999447144.jpg)
The employee confronted the thief, causing the suspect to flee and leave behind the suitcases full of jewelry.
![Jeweler Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah, also known as Monish Doshi Shah, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to evading customs duties and processing millions of dollars through an unlicensed money transmitting business. Stock image of gavel, books, and handcuffs](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/80255c268cf1a921ece759e5a39e73a9.jpg)
Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah pleaded guilty to evading customs on more than $13.5 million of jewelry imported into the U.S.
![From left to right, Zacary Briggs, Aaron Hammond, Tre’von Anthony Neal, and Evan Puckett. The four men are accused of planning to kidnap and rob a jeweler of his cryptocurrency. (Image courtesy of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance) Mugshots of Zacary Briggs, Aaron Hammond, Tre’von Anthony Neal, and Evan Puckett](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6090dbde9447bd56e883383b5e716d07.jpg)
The suspects are accused of planning to kidnap a Miami jeweler and rob him of his cryptocurrency.
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This year will feature a new MJSA Showcase and partnership with Piazza Italia.
![A security guard was shot to death and an unspecified amount of diamonds were stolen in an armed robbery that happened Saturday at Namib Desert Diamonds (Pty) Ltd., a diamond sales and marketing company in Windhoek, Namibia. (Photo courtesy of Namib Desert Diamonds (Pty) Ltd.) Loose diamonds from Namdia](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/59f5e6ffda5776685309e4e38c2def84.jpg)
Francis “Gosh” Eiseb, 58, was a senior protection officer for Namib Desert Diamonds, also known as Namdia, in Windhoek, Namibia.
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![U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Champlain, New York seized several shipments of counterfeit Tiffany & Co. jewelry between December 2024 and Jan. 6, 2025. (Image courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Counterfeit Tiffany & Co. jewelry near U.S. Customs and Border Protection logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b0c5f1ce498e9fe31c5ad8d1c0d581f1.jpg)
Officers in Champlain, New York valued the jewels, if genuine, at nearly $30,000.
![The FBI’s field office in Kansas City has added 54-year-old Onita Rostas and 53-year-old Vasile Sava to its wanted list. They’ve had warrants out for their arrest since January 2024. Stock image of hands with handcuffs on them](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a935e1d020e57875a125d71a4284adaa.jpg)
Described by JSA as being “habitual offenders,” Vasile Sava and Onita Rostas have federal warrants out for their arrest in Kansas.
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Colored stones are stepping into a jewelry spotlight typically reserved for diamonds—are you ready to sell color?
![Nenad Milosevich, 56, has been with charged with second-degree murder in the death of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, jeweler Anthony D’Amore. Milosevich is being held without bond in the Broward County jail. (Photo courtesy of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office) Nenad Milosevich](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b7139db550b20d1a2e751f3f0311f877.jpg)
Jeweler Anthony D’Amore was found dead inside his office Dec. 23, marking the fourth jeweler killed on the job in 2024, according to JSA.
![A man and a woman were arrested in Washington state earlier this month, accused of stealing $11,000 in jewelry and then attempting to escape via rowboat. (Image courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) Two people in a rowboat](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/3a5f107dc07506f312a211b56978183f.jpg)
The man and woman are accused of stealing jewelry from a shipping container then trying to flee by paddling a small boat out into a bay.
![Last week, a judge in Zanesville, Ohio, sentenced the three men known as the “Black Bin Crew” to 10-plus years in prison each, the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office said. (Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock) Stock image of a gavel, handcuffs, and books](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/e798858463d2ba770c46ac191fbe8f7c.jpg)
The three men, who got their nickname because they’d toss the jewelry they stole into black plastic bins, were arrested back in August.
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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.
![John Willard Craiger, 83, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of jeweler Ghazi “Gus” Michel Osta. (Image courtesy of the Volusia County Division of Corrections) John Willard Craiger mugshot](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a88b64ca0106923f8985f9652534302f.jpg)
John Willard Craiger, 83, fatally shot jeweler Ghazi “Gus” Michel Osta following an argument in the store.
![Sotheby’s will pay millions of dollars to New York State to settle a tax fraud lawsuit the state filed against it in 2020. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ajay_suresh) Sotheby’s New York building](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c047c7610d822d7090fae85f1d5b2605.jpg)
The auction house was accused of helping clients avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars’ worth of art purchased from 2010 to 2020.
![Officials in Sacramento, California, are looking for the suspects behind an armed robbery of a jewelry store that left a woman dead. Stock image of police cars with lights on](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/14b3b1edf106cf824dcb2b0368108b00.jpg)
Local reports identified the woman as the wife of the jewelry store owner.
![The FBI is looking for information about the four suspects who wore Halloween masks during armed robberies of jewelry stores. (Image courtesy of the FBI) FBI robbery surveillance photo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6983de3858c4dd5318ae20d67fdc28e6.jpg)
The suspects are said to have been involved in the armed robberies of four jewelry stores across three Midwest states.
![At the end of December, John Kennedy will retire after 32 years at the helm of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance. In a special feature included in the 2024 Retailer Hall of Fame issue, the association’s longtime leader looks back on how he made his way to JSA and what kept him there for more than three decades. Retiring JSA President John Kennedy](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d35f155375838dc6e28f22fade0cf457.jpg)
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.
![Two men have been arrested and one of them charged for allegedly posing as energy company workers “checking for gas leaks” to enter the suburban Detroit home of Hussein Murray and then murdering the 72-year-old jeweler in the basement and stealing valuables from the home. Crime handcuffs stock photo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/d81f86713354735166731b885a6b0771.png)
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.
![Three individuals charged in the March 2022 smash-and-grab robbery at California jewelry store Luxury Jewels of Beverly Hills have now pleaded guilty in the case. One of the perpetrators posted piles of cash on Instagram after the robbery, while another lost his cell phone at the scene. Stock image of police cars with lights on](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/bb5ab898fef7fd0858eeb582e75387fd.jpg)
Ladell Tharpe, 39, took part in a 2022 jewelry store robbery and then posted pictures of cash on Instagram with the text “Robbery Gang.”
![On Sept. 12, West Salem, Oregon, jeweler Douglas Wayne Gamble pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from his customers between 2018 and 2022. Crime handcuffs](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/e3fe3a0ed4b9aba1a3a240cc0a4bf1e8.png)
The former owner of Timeless Jewelers in West Salem pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen counts of theft and aggravated theft.
![Jeweler Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah faces up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to evading customs duties and to illegally processing millions of dollars through an unlicensed money transmitting business. Stock image of a gavel](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/ce197fb6b9d452091685e1ee10fa0bb7.jpg)
Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah admitted to dodging customs duties on more than $13.5 million of jewelry imported into the U.S.
![Visitors to the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, Germany, can now view the recovered jewelry that was stolen from the museum in a November 2019 heist. (© State Art Collections Dresden, Photo: David Pinzer) Green Vault Museum jewelry display](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c0606da84a3be1275cbb526e4fdbacb0.jpg)
Most of the 18th century royal jewelry taken from the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, Germany, in 2019 went back on display this week.
![A Volusia County grand jury has indicted John Willard Craiger, 83, on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder following the July 19 shooting death of Ghazi “Gus” Michel Osta. Osta owned Volusia Gold & Diamond in Daytona Beach, Florida. Stock image of a gavel](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a0408fe86216c01c28e57600c6d2f5ee.jpg)
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.
![Authorities have arrested three men believed to be connected to a string of burglaries in jewelry stores across the U.S. (Image courtesy of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office) Surveillance footage of Black Bin Crew thieves arrest](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f774194236e5913818ed1361aaf90403.jpg)
The men are believed to be responsible for more than 20 jewelry store burglaries across the United States.
![A Florida man faces federal fraud charges for falsely claiming to be a member of the “Pueblo Nation of New Mexico” in order to sell jewelry as Native American-made at art shows across Wisconsin. Stock image of a gavel](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/508097ea903419fc0a16703f239ec457.jpg)
The man is accused of faking his Native American ancestry to sell jewelry at art shows across Wisconsin.
![Ghazi Osta, better known as Gus, was the owner and president of Volusia Gold & Diamond, a store he and his wife, Leigh Osta, opened in 1986. He was shot and killed inside the store Friday afternoon after a brief argument with a regular customer. (Photo courtesy of Volusia Gold & Diamond Facebook page) Ghazi “Gus” Michel Osta](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/c8c1fa3df746cbd364915a98dcac9d21.jpg)
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.
![A group of robbers stole around $500,000 jewelry in a smash-and-grab in Berkeley, California, earlier this month. Crime police cars](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/2ab26778e8bb4828282601abeb2f0098.jpg)
The Berkeley robbery follows two other Bay Area robberies involving multiple suspects, one in May and one in June.
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