Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

• Zimbabwe Not Suspended by KP

  JCK Staff, November 5, 2009
  Kimberley Process members decided against suspending Zimbabwe for its alleged production of conflict diamonds at a meeting on Thursday.  More

• FTC Delays Red Flags Rule

  JCK Staff, November 3, 2009
  FTC delays enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010.  More

• Campaigners Call for Urgent Action on Zimbabwe

  JCK Staff, October 30, 2009
  The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition warns that failure to make a decision is compromising scheme's credibility.  More

• Congress Likely to Modify Red Flags Rule

  JCK Staff, October 26, 2009
  According to JVC, companies can apply for exclusion if certain qualifications are met.   More

• IRS Requests Examiner Training From JVC

  JCK Staff, October 26, 2009
  JVC Training to Focus Examiners' Expectations Prior to Their Review of Jewelers' Anti-Money-Laundering Programs.  More

• Pikesville Jewelry Store Owner Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison

  JCK Staff, October 20, 2009
  Eugene Petasky, owner of Metro Brokers Jewelers Ltd.in Maryland, was sentenced to 41 months in prison, for conspiracy to launder drug proceeds.  More

• Jewelry Markup On Trial

  By Cheryl Kremkow, October 1, 2009
  Jeweler Jim Jackson's biggest sale, the sale that almost put him out of business, started, as most jewelry sales do, with a romantic gesture. In 2005, Robinson Brown Jr., whose family company, Brown-Forman, in Louisville, Ky., is known for alcohol brands like Jack Daniel's, saw a picture of an emerald necklace that Richard Burton gave to Elizabeth Taylor.  More

• New Lead Law Won't Effect Most Jewelry

  October 1, 2009
  In a ruling jewelry organizations hailed as a victory, precious metal and gemstone jewelry have been exempted from new laws on lead use. "This is really good news," says Peggy Jo Donahue, acting spokeswoman for Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America. "Previous metal jewelry needed to be exempted because lead is rarely used in it, since it distorts the manufacturing process.  More

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