Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Jewelers That “Fence”

Veröffentlicht: 05.02.2026 - 17:14 | Juwelier-Warndienst

A recent spate of arrests and prosecutions shows that law enforcement is taking a tough line against jewelers who buy pilfered property, Scott Guginsky, executive vice president of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, tells JCK.
Last week, Salim Sakal, 55, co-owner of Ramoun Jewelry in Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to sell and receive stolen goods. According to a Justice Department statement, Sakal had regularly purchased items from a Colombian gang that committed burglaries against jewelers in six states….