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NSW:'I'm so scared': jewel fraudster jailed for sham heist

The owner of a jewellery store and a man he hired for a fake robbery in a $2.5 million attempted insurance fraud could both walk free from jail in months.

AAP · May 28

'I'm so scared': jewel fraudster jailed for sham heist

The owner of a jewellery store and a man he hired for a fake robbery in a $2.5 million attempted insurance fraud could both walk free from jail in months.

AAP · May 28

Jeweller faked multimillion-dollar heist for insurance

A jeweller has been found not guilty of kidnapping after staging a robbery at his own store to claim $2 million worth of stock in an insurance fraud.

AAP · Apr 20

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'Stupid' acts: no bail for jeweller ahead of retrial

A court has refused to grant bail to a jeweller accused of staging a robbery at one of his stores, as he awaits a retrial.

AAP · Aug 18, 2025

Jury discharged in trial over faked jewel heist

A jury has been unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a jewellery store owner accused of staging a multi-million dollar robbery for insurance money.

AAP · Jul 22, 2025

Ice and jewels: sham heist trial's star witness slammed

Allegations a man helped arrange a staged jewel store robbery came from a thief whose memory was shot from "excessive" amounts of ice, a jury has heard.

AAP · Jul 9, 2025

'A real victim': claimed terror after fake jewel heist

An employee's appearance of shock and distress after the staged robbery of a high-end jewellery store meant she was not in on the sham, a jury has been told.

AAP · Jul 2, 2025

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Shop assistant denies lying after staged $2.8m heist

A shop assistant caught in the staged heist of a high-end jewellery store has rejected a lawyer's claims she lied during court proceedings after the incident.

AAP · May 27, 2025

Cable-tied worker focus of 'sham' jewellery heist trial

A jeweller admits staging the robbery of his store for financial gain but his trial will hinge on whether a staff member was in on it too.

AAP · May 21, 2025

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