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Jewelry thief pleads guilty after pocketing diamonds worth $260K from Manhattan luxury stores 
An international jewelry thief — previously accused of stealing from stores in South Korea and California — has pleaded guilty to using sleight-of-hand and other techniques to steal approximately $260,000 worth of diamonds from Cartier and Tiffany & Co. in New York.
International con man who used ‘sleight-of-hand’ to swipe $260K in diamond rings from Tiffany, Cartier pleads guilty 
A 50-year-old international jewel thief from Queens has pleaded guilty to using sleight-of-hand, misdirection and counterfeit jewelry to steal more than $260,000 worth of diamond rings from Tiffany & Co. and Cartier — ending a years-long global crime spree.
Prosecutors say the CFA Institute’s former marketing chief embezzled millions and bought a $150k engagement ring 
The Manhattan district attorney's office said on Monday that it had charged the CFA Institute's former chief marketing officer for embezzling millions. Prosecutors said he used the money to splurge on club memberships and luxury goods.
D.A. Bragg Announces Full Restitution Of $36.8K To Workers In Wage Theft Prosecution 
“With this resolution, hardworking New Yorkers will be paid what they rightfully earned, and the unscrupulous owner of a construction company will not be able to bid on City contracts for three years,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I thank DOI for its partnership in rooting out fraud in our city contracts, especially in a field as critical and potentially dangerous as construction.”
Tiffany, Cartier Lost Diamond Rings to ‘Sleight-of-Hand’ Con Man 
Yaorong Wan, 50, admitted switching a diamond ring worth $225,000 for a fake one and then walking out of Tiffany’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York in March 2024. About a week later, he pocketed a $24,000 ring at the Cartier store in Hudson Yards, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
NYC exec stole $6M, used dough to buy $150K engagement ring and 150 plane tickets: prosecutors 
Michael Collins, the 61-year-old chief marketing officer for the digital banking platform nCino, created bogus companies filled with fake employees and led by phony presidents to pull off his scheme, prosecutors said.

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