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Forest Hill man charged for stealing, swapping $460K worth of diamonds: Manhattan DA

Forest Hills man charged with stealing and swapping $460,000 worth of stones at his company in Manhattan's Diamond District.

Jul. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry A Forest Hills man was indicted for defrauding two diamond merchants by covertly swapping their diamonds for lab-grow stones — worth substantially less than natural stones — that were cut to resemble the diamonds that the merchants had been offering for sale, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced…