Diamond buyer jailed for stealing HK$11.1 million in gems to fund gambling habit

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former jewellery procurement manager to six years and eight months behind bars for stealing HK$11.1 million (US$1.4 million) worth of diamonds from suppliers to fund his gambling habit. Mui Ka-fai, 63, pleaded guilty on Monday to three counts of theft for reselling the small diamonds he misappropriated for personal gain while working for Tse Sui Luen Jewellery between April 2023 and February 2024. Sentencing the defendant on Friday, High Court Judge Andrew Ch...

By Brian Wong