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 · Apr 20 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 · Jul 22, 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 9, 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 2, 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 · May 27, 2025 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 22, 2025 Jeweller 'unfazed' by potential robbery, court told A visit from police did little to dampen a jeweller's plan to stage a $2.8 million jewellery heist of his own store in an attempted insurance fraud.
AAP · May 21, 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 · Sep 25, 2024 Fake jewel thief jailed after terrifying store employee A man who pretended to rob a Sydney jewellers in an alleged plot to defraud $2.8 million from the shop's insurer will spend at least a year more behind bars.