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'Love Psychic' Convinced Client To Mail $90M In Jewels To Paramus, Federal Court Docs Say
A precious, pink, 13.15-carat diamond from Qatar was among the $90 million worth of jewelry that a New Jersey relationship psychic convinced a client to swipe in his quest for love, court papers say.
John Lee, who has a mailing address on Route 17 in Paramus, met his alleged victim on a website called Purple Garden, where he posed as a "love expert" under the username 1111Giovanni1111, federal prosecutors said in court papers filed in Florida.
Lee, of Davenport, FL, convinced his victim — who worked for a wealthy individual in Qatar — to send him jewelry to be cleansed of bad spirits in Jun…
Gotcha: Multi-State Jewel Thief Linked To $187K In NJ Heists Nabbed By US Marshals
A fugitive sought for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry from stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Delaware, authorities said.
Michael Larbi, 22, of Dover, Delaware was charged on Wednesday with second-degree theft by Evesham police, the Burlington County police department announced.
Larbi is accused of stealing jewelry from several South Jersey stores, including in Hainesport and Haddon Heights.
The spree began on Oct. 28, 2020, when he took more than $77,000 in jewelry from Billig Jewelers at 330 South Route 73, Evesham police said…
Violent Hackensack Home Invaders Rob Couple Of $20,000 Watch, Jewelry While Child, 3, Sleeps
Two home invaders, one armed with a handgun, smashed their way into a Hackensack apartment overnight Thursday and robbed a couple of $53,000 worth of jewelry while their 3-year-old daughter slept in another room, authorities said.
The robbers broke the door frame, a lock and glass when they crashed into the Tracy Place apartment around midnight, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.
One of them pointed a revolver at a female tenant’s head, ordering her to sit in a chair, DeWitt said.
The gunman then forced the male tenant to the ground and “demanded to know where the money is,” DeWitt said.
When the …
