L.A. Jewelry District Trader Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
On Feb. 11, a Los Angeles precious metal trader pleaded guilty to a charge of money laundering after allegedly agreeing to provide an undercover...
San Diego Jeweler Pleads Guilty to Violating Ivory Ban
The owner and a salesperson at a La Jolla, Calif., jewelry store have pleaded guilty to selling ivory in violation of state law, according to a news...
Kat Florence, Sarah Jessica Parker Settling Dispute
Jewelry company Kat Florence Design says it has settled most of the major issues in its 10-month-old legal battle with its former spokesperson, Sarah...
A Rash of Jewelry Store Robberies Hits Southern California
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) has recorded eight smash-and-grab robberies at Southern California jewelry stores in the last 10 days, as...
4 New Questions for the Lab-Grown Diamond Market
A few weeks back, the founder of Plasmability told me the lab-grown diamond business is in a “Wild West” phase. It sure feels like it. There are...
Midwest Jewelers Battle in Court Over Social Media Review
Two Midwest jewelers are suing each other in federal court, with one claiming the other trashed its store using a customer’s Facebook...
Signet to Pay $11 Million Penalty in Credit Case
Signet Jewelers has agreed to pay an $11 million combined civil penalty to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York State...
Colorado Jeweler Stole Items from Clients, Police Say
David Aaron Kushnir (pictured), the former owner of D&D Fine Jewelry in Thornton, Colo., has been arrested and charged with stealing jewelry and...
19 States Have Raised Their Minimum Wage
On Jan. 1, 19 states and 21 cities and counties gave their workers a raise, with some jacking up their minimum wage to as high as $15 an hour,...
How a Long-Ago Agreement Came Back to Haunt a Sightholder
On Nov. 28, the England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled that Antwerp, Belgium, sightholder Pluczenik must pay $3.3 million to its former broker W...