He Stole $400,000 in Diamonds and Swapped Them for Look-Alikes
Manashe Sezanayev, who owned a store in Manhattan’s diamond district, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing diamonds owned by other merchants and replacing them with cheaper, lab-grown stones. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Robberies and Thefts
Topics: owned, stones, lab-grown, cheaper, replacing, merchants, diamonds, stealing, guilty, pleaded, district, diamond, Manhattan’s, store, Sezanayev, Manashe, Look-Alikes, Swapped, Diamonds, Stole
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/nyregion/nyc-diamond-dealer-swap-lab-grown.html