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International con man who used ‘sleight-of-hand’ to swipe $260K in diamond rings from Tiffany, Cartier pleads guilty
A 50-year-old international jewel thief from Queens has pleaded guilty to using sleight-of-hand, misdirection and counterfeit jewelry to steal more than $260,000 worth of diamond rings from Tiffany & Co. and Cartier — ending a years-long global crime spree. Yaorong Wan, who appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, admitted to lifting high-value items from the luxury retailers’ swanky Fifth Avenue boutiques in March of last year. At Tiffany’s flagship store, Wan used distraction techniques and a fake ring to swap out a $225,000 diamond ring. Prosecutors said Wan visited the Tiffany store last year and ... (full story)