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Tiffany & Co shop worker jailed for nine years for stealing two diamond rings worth nearly $24 million

2022-05-24T07:18:25.549Z


A male salesperson working in a famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was suspected of using two replicas in exchange for two diamond rings worth nearly 24 million yuan stored in the store and handing them over to a mainland man for resale.


A male salesperson working in a famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was suspected of using two replicas in exchange for two diamond rings worth nearly 24 million yuan stored in the store and handing them over to a mainland man for resale. Profit of 600,000, and all used for entertainment and gambling.

The male employee pleaded guilty to two counts of theft in the High Court today (24th). Judge Qiu Zhili pointed out that although the defendant claimed to have been used by others, the whole plan would not have been possible without his participation, and that the case was planned and violated good faith. , the ring involved has been recovered and returned, and he was sentenced to 9 years in prison.


Defendant Zhou Zhanlong (34 years old) pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, alleging that between July 14, 2019 and September 11, 2019, he and Dong Jiachen, a mainland man, stole two Tiffany cards weighing 9.72 cards (with a market value of HK$14 million) and A diamond ring weighing 7.13 carats (market value of HK$9.378 million).

Swap a replica for a real diamond ring

The facts of the case allege that the defendant has been a salesperson in the store since 2017, and he has resigned on September 1, 2019.

The two diamonds involved in the case were originally stored at Jiawan in the Pacific Place branch.

When a staff member took out the diamond ring from Jiawan for inspection, they found that both rings were replicas, and they called the police for help.

Resale profit of 600,000 has been spent

After police investigation, it was found that the defendant had sold the two diamond rings to a company for HK$3 million and HK$2 million in August and September of the same year.

After the defendant was arrested, he admitted that he owed 120,000 yuan in cards, so he conspired with Dong Jiachen, a mainland man.

The defendant made a total profit of 600,000 yuan, and he has spent all of it on food, drink and gambling.

Police were ultimately unable to locate Dong.

Pleas say grandfather and mother both have cancer

When the defense lawyer pleaded for mercy, he pointed out that the defendant was under financial pressure from the family at the time of the case, his father-in-law was suffering from terminal cancer and needed money to buy targeted drugs, and his mother also suffered from cervical cancer.

The defendant understood that he violated his integrity and made his family feel guilty. He hoped that he would be able to work and support his family again after he was released from prison.

Case number: HCCC 227/2021

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Source: hk1

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