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35-Carat Lab-Grown Diamond Going on Display in Vegas

Las Vegas—Attendees at the JCK Las Vegas show will be able to see a 35-carat lab-grown diamond, a stone that’s just slightly larger than the record-setting lab grown-diamond reported on just last month.

Maitri Lab-Grown Diamonds created the emerald-cut, Type IIa stone using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The company, which has offices in Surat, India, and New York, said it took approximately 1,800 hours (75 days) to grow the diamond.

The International Gemological Institute graded it as H color, SI1 clarity.

IGI said the 35-carat stone is the largest polished lab-grown diamond to date, topping the 34.59-carat diamond

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Federal prosecutors probing Menendez over luxury gifts: report

The Department of Justice is looking into whether Sen. Bob Menendez (DN.J.) was given expensive gifts, headlined by a Mercedes-Benz, a luxury Washington apartment, jewelry and money, according to reports.

The main question for DOJ investigators centers around whether the gifts were from the owner or associates of IS EG Halal, based in Edgewater, NJ The company was handed an exclusive contract to conduct Halal meat certification with the Egyptian government.

As NBC News notes, the move was made despite the company having no prior experience in that area, according to US Department of Agriculture officials.

Menendez, the Senate Foreign

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Housekeeper accused of stealing $1M in jewelry from Las Vegas hotel room

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A Las Vegas woman is accused of stealing more than $1 million in jewelry from a hotel room where she worked as a housekeeper.

Amanda Melendez, 27, is accused of residential burglary, grand larceny of more than $100,000 and conspiracy to commit burglary. She is currently out on bail.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s report, officers responding to the Vdara Hotel on May 7 for a reported theft.

The alleged victims stated they had ordered housekeeping to clean their room earlier as they left, and when they returned their bags had been

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Balmain promotes its jewelry line with dedicated corners in its stores

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April 27, 2023

A year after introducing its first ever jewelry line, Balmain seems to want to accelerate this high potential segment. The Parisian fashion house, owned since 2016 by the Mayhoola fund belonging to the Qatari royal family, has recently set up corners dedicated to its jewelery collections in some of its most important stores, such as those in Paris, New York and Milan, and plans to set up more in its Shanghai and Los Angeles flagships.

Balmain has made changes in some of its boutiques to make room for the jewelry – Balmain
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Victoria jewelry store vows to stay open after armed robbery

The owner of a century-old jewelry store in Victoria says staff have no plans to close up shop after a dramatic armed robbery over the weekend.

Surveillance video of the robbery shows a man entering the store and pulling out a hammer, smashing display cases and stealing items.

A clip from the store’s surveillance video is shown. (Victoria Police)Several expensive pieces, including a Rolex watch worth $20,000, were stolen from the store.

The man was confronted by staff and Francis Jewelers owner Rafal Zebrowski, with some workers picking up chairs to try to force the man outside.

“We’re doing

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Antonio Brown sued by celebrity jeweler for $1 Million in unpaid bling

Shuki Internationala renowned jeweler who has provided diamond pieces to high-profile athletes such as Floyd Mayweatherhas filed a lawsuit against Antonio Brownthe former wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

According to the lawsuit, Brown owes Shuki International over $1 million for several jewelry items that he received back in 2022.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles this week, alleges that Brown received the jewelry items under the promise that he would pay $1,095,000 for all of them.

However, the suit claims that Brown never paid up. The items included Shuki’s famous “Shuki

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