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
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.
The Canberra Times · May 28 'Inept' jewellery fraudster was desperate due to COVID A man who pled guilty to insurance fraud after faking a robbery of his own jewellery store needed the money due to factors outside his control, his lawyer said.
AAP · May 27 'Inept' jewellery fraudster was desperate due to COVID A man who pled guilty to insurance fraud after faking a robbery of his own jewellery store needed the money due to factors outside his control, his lawyer said.
AAP · Sep 19, 2023 Jeweller remains jailed despite wife upping bail offer A Sydney jeweller remains behind bars accused of staging a robbery at his own store after a judge noted a strong case to support the allegations against him.
AAP · Jul 6, 2023 Phone intercepts key to robbery case against jeweller Police are waiting for transcriptions of telephone intercepts to back up allegations a Sydney jeweller tried to rip off an insurer by robbing his own store.
AAP · May 26, 2023 Woman charged over alleged Germani jewellery heist A 57-year-old woman has been charged over the alleged armed robbery of a luxury jewellery store in central Sydney.
AAP · May 24, 2023 Jeweller stays jailed awaiting trial after store robbed A lawyer has vowed to pick apart a police case alleging a Sydney jeweller was involved in robbing his own store, if it does not fall apart before then.
The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023 High-end Sydney jeweller accused of allegedly orchestrating $2.8m heist in his store Police allege Michel Elias Germani, 65, planned an armed robbery in a bid to defraud an insurance company