The guy said they would only hit jewellers that had made false insurance claims. This isn't for ethical reasons, or because it's right, it's because the ones who made false insurance claims wouldn't then make a second claim that the stuff was stolen, as they'd already reported it stolen, and they wouldn't afford to bring attention to themselves. They'd be more afraid of getting arrested for insurance fraud than getting robbed. Therefore robbing the place has less chance of (enthusiastic) involvement of the law.
In my country you basically cannot make "false insurance claims" because you have to have in your hand an official police report from their investigation that says "yes we confirmed that the items have actually been stolen". So the police would have to come to the conclusion without a doubt that it has all the elements of the crime. So if anything, they would be making a false police report (non-existent crime) LOOONG before they would a false insurance claim, if at all.
NGL: This dude was pretty damn smart with his robberies. Not morally but financially by doing his best to not get caught. He actually did a solid job on that.
Nah. Like mentioned in the video, he had a far too identifiable method, did it with family, only sold to like 1-2 guys and still got caught even though it was the 90's where forensic science and cameras were pretty turdy. Not that jewelry heisting is very profitable to begin with. Could probably have gone from 10-20% market value to 80% if he got in bed with a jeweler or five to fashion gems into new pieces..
@@marloncebo242They don't "get screwed". They have to pay up, which is already expected for them and built in to the cost of the insurance in the first place
@@marloncebo242insurance companies actively try to work against providing the customer the product they pay for (monthly!). They are inherently anti-capitalist
@@Heyu7her3Even worse for you when the plate is put back on the vehicle it was stolen off of. I know a woman who was clean, no criminal history,etc. She was driving not far from her house and gets pulled over guns drawn, felony stop. Like open the window and open the door and lay down. She's freaking out. No idea why she's being stopped. The vehicle plate popped up in an armed robbery of a bank or jewelry store IIRC. Cops toss her vehicle, search her and find nothing. Same make, model and 99% on year. Very slight variations. Also her plate was hanging by one screw. She was living in a complex so criminals stole her plate that matches color and vehicle style. Committed the armed robbery 15 mins away. Come back and put the plate back on her vehicle and put their clean plate on. Perfect execution of the events on the criminal end. Got her vehicle held up for prints on the plate, she spent 4-5 hours answering questions and I'll never forget she said the one cop said at the end of her interviews "You REALLY didn't notice your plate was hanging off and possibly missing Got 24 hours??!" She responded "No. I'm putting in gas and driving most of the times. If I light comes on I take it to a garage. I don't look at my plate!" It's actually an extremely well thought out method of getting a plate and diversion of vehicle's. She unknowingly tied up probably 15 cops over 5 hours while the criminals were long gone. Or could have been listening to a scanner in the area and wait for the stop to move their vehicle used. No cop is looking for the vehicle when they think it's already stopped. It's horrible for her experience but intelligently done.
Out of all of this, I love how he couldn't get hired anywhere bc he was a felon...so he created his own certification to become a PT and recreated a more positive version of himself. This is a great story.
also shows how random all those certifications are :P but still, one of all those, mostly fake and useless trainers, this one clearly stands out as a cool guy with serious experience
Smuggling is often linked to organized crime. The illicit diamond trade can be part of broader criminal networks that engage in other illegal activities, such as drug trafficking or human trafficking. This association raises serious ethical and safety concerns.
Im glad he made it too, so long as he does his best to leave others and their things alone anyway. Income does not define carecter. Plenty of successful businessmen and women are very immoral. Also, plenty of poor people are immoral. I'm just glad he made a way to pay bills and maybe have some from of a better life as far as food and other material things. What goes on in your mind and especially what actions you do (because that's what the rest of us are able to see) is what defines whether or not your even decent. Adolf Hitler was very successful for a long time, but surly, no reasonable, logical and rational person would think Adolf Hitler made a better version of himself because he made alot of money and ran a country, right? I have three felonies and I don't recall many times throughout my entire life, where it made it where I couldn't work somewhere. All depends on the job and area. I hear you though. Technically, you are better off if you make $1000 off a painting when you previously only made $1 being how the system works here in the US. I just wanted to throw my little two cents in there. No disrespect intended. (((The Gospel (Good News) 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV faith fully on that is humanity's only hope)))
For those of you wondering what happened to his father and brother for them to both die on the same day, apparently they died in a double suicide, or possible murder/suicide. I skimmed through his podcast so I didn't get all the deets but if you want more info it's S3E13
My spouse and I intentionally got an engagement ring with fake diamonds because we knew real diamonds are a ripoff, and we get more compliments on how good it looks anyway from people who don't know.
Yes, diamonds should be the cheapest gems. We mine many of them and can create better quality stone artificially already. Diamond cost is just artificially inflated to the extreme.
Yes, diamonds should be the cheapest gems. We mine many of them and can create better quality stone artificially already. Diamond cost is just artificially inflated to the extreme.
Absolutely. My GF has already said she doesn't want a hyperinflated rock on her finger that's literally less quality than a Zirc diamond. That got us talking and we are actually talking about alternative stones with a unique handmade look. My goal since I do metal work, I've have done a little ring/jewelry work and lost wax casting that I make her rings. I think that's more meaningful that just an overpriced stone.
I love to see people reformed and changed for the better after doing bad things. People like this guy who has grown and learned from his past. Sad about the father and brother though
I can only speak to my jewelry experience in the U.S., but much of what he said about the gemstones themselves simply isn't true. If you are in a reputable business, the diamonds on display will be exactly what they claim to be. We even kept a diamond on display that was not for sale. We used it to show what you would find at a less reputable jewelry retailer. It was exactly 1ct, but was noticeably smaller than the other 1ct diamonds we had in stock. Why? Firstly, it did weigh out to exactly 1ct and it was S1 in clarity with a g color. On paper it's a very nice stone. The difference was the cut. the girdle was too thick, and the Pavillion was too deep. Because the cut was poor it made the diamond's table area, the flat area at the top of the diamond, much smaller. These are things we took into account when sourcing diamonds. We would order 3-5 of the same (or as close as possible) size and quality diamonds, pick the ones (if there were any) that met our required percentages for the cuts, and then did a clarity and color verification ourselves. I did get certified by the GIA to grade diamonds. He is correct in the statement that diamonds are not rare. Perfect diamonds are rare, even when they are man made. The probability of carbon turning to diamond instead of graphite is low, and even lower still is the probability that the resulting diamond's crystalline structure is free from imperfections or inclusions. Then he commented on Sapphire and Emerald being more rare than diamond. Emeralds, especially perfect emeralds are very rare. Sapphire is not. If he is referring to a perfect deep blue sapphire, then yes those are rare. Sapphires in general however, not at all rare. In fact, if you purchase a watch at over $600 the chances are very high that the crystal covering the watch face is sapphire. Personally if I was going to reference a stone as being much more rare than diamond, then I would have said Alexandrite. If you don't know about Alexandrite, please take some time to check it out. Right now it looks like quality Alexandrite is only available to be mined in 3 countries. If its so rare, how come I can find some for pretty cheap? If you are seeing inexpensive Alexandrite, then it's either lab created or is a brownish yellow color with little to no color shift, and that is undesirable. If you want a real challenge, find a perfect deep blue (almost purple) to green shifting Alexandrite at 2ct or larger. Yes the stone changes colors depending on the type of light it is reacting to. As a side note, if anyone ever tells you to buy jewelry as an investment or labels something as "investment quality," punch them in the face and leave because they are trying to screw you. Only ever buy jewelry because you love the piece and it will bring you joy. Jewelry is not an investment. maybe 1% of the time you will find a buyer willing to pay more for your piece than you did. It just does not happen. Also keep in mind that appraisals are retail value. You will never sell your piece to a retailer or wholesaler for that price. They will give you 30-45%, if you are lucky, of what the appraisal states your piece is worth. My apologies for the small novel.
Don't ever apologize for imparting such a wealth of knowledge for free!! Thank you so much for sharing with us, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and learning about jewels and the jewel business :))))
I'm not sure how I feel about the dad telling his sons to drop their school, their futures, their education, their everything pretty much for a life of crime because of HIS own mistake. How do you give your whole life savings to someone you don't know, HOPING that a stranger is being truthful, especially when you have kids who are wanting to have a bright future? That's really, really bad on the dad's part. I feel for you Bryan, I really do. I'm sorry for what happened to your brother and your father.
I think you are misunderstanding. The dad gave them an option: (1) drop out and get normal jobs, because I can't pay your tuition anymore, or (2) start robberies to get the money to pay the tuition. Obviously 2 was either an outright lie, or got morphed
Any smart theft will have that rule. You don't want additional unnecessary assault charges against you, if you happen to get caught. There can always be the extremely rare time there is a cop in the right place at the right time, and they will never harm a cop.
The rehab system sucks and stigma is pushing away more people like him that could actually turn into a new leaf, it's no wonder why criminals will mostly go back doing their crimes - because society and the system doesn't forgive them even if they can become good again
Yeah man. It’s the system. It’s the patriarchy. It’s somebody else’s fault. Personal accountability is for losers. I have the right to be a no good POS because I’ve had a hard life.
He seems to be a very smart and calculating person, learned this from his dad. A shame they went this path down, he could achieve something else with his time. Which he has now.
He created a certification for himself in personal training. Still the same unethical mindset. Now he’s profiting off his story (which he had the right to do) but in this interview he sure didn’t say anything I’d consider as a warning not to do what he did. He excused most of it by claiming all his hits were “bad guys”. People like him always justify their crimes.
@@michaelsnydermusicactually, he said that's what his dad initially said, and he bought into that for the first one or two, but he specifically says "after 4 or 5 you realize you're not robin hood." I didn't know that about the certification. So you're saying he invented a security certification that people now have to pay for? Is it legit? I do cyber and it's all certifications and stuff and companies make their own for their software, so I've never really thought twice about certifications from that perspective (aside from the testing aspect and its cost kind of being a racket). I thought this was interesting. He definitely didn't talk down what he did too much as you both said, but I'd also say he didn't exactly glorify it either. He kinda made it seem like a grimey thing that his family had to do after they got scammed. Idk just what I took away. Pleasant day folks.
@@mcnamaraky he mentions his “personal trainer certification” that he invented which tells me he either couldn’t get a real one or didn’t want to. Also, when I earned my psychology degree we were all warned early on about getting our Drug & Alcohol counselor’s certification (if we had substance abuse history) as this guy did. Basically, there’s a large portion of people who kick their habit and become obsessed with helping others do so too. Sounds great and really can be. However, most are way too vulnerable to relapse to help others and they tend to push their method to recovery on those they help. Anyway, the guy is shady to me. Yes, he was raised in a family of thieves which no doubt influenced his trajectory but he’s clearly still trying to profit from it.
Glad to know that the uselessness of prisons is a global phenomenon - Pete from the cocaine trafficking video called prisons the "finishing schools of crime."
This guy is incredible. So many details, just all over it, incredible to hear. I wish these guys put this much effort into a legitimate business, they would have been so successful.
In fact, most security systems are designed to go off just bc the power goes out. It is an immediate trigger to the system that someone may be attempting to cut the power, so the signal sends just in case.
Diamond heists occur when you least expect them to happen. The real experts have got what it takes to know the value of diamond and how it can be taken for granted by those who fall during desperate times.
Being the victim of these robberies is the worse. The staff and salesperson suffers, not the store owner or insurance companies. I use to be a bank manager. I was cased out and targeted by bank robbers because I had the keys and combination to the vault. When the thieves broke through the security doors they held another bank employee as hostage with a shotgun whilst asking for me. I had no choice but to present myself to ensure the safety of my colleagues. They put the gun barrel to my back as I was forced to open the safe under duress. The incident caused me years of post traumatic stress. I was paranoid who was following me. Some of my colleagues have been physically assaulted and injured from other burglaries. It's despicable.
Was in Denny's with my father over 20 years ago in West Palm Beach. Walked in and father said something about the backed in car in front of exit. A traveling jewelry salesman put his briefcase in a booth and went to the Salad Bar with his back to the booth. Palm Beach Post reported the value as $400,000. Three guys walked by grabbed the case, ran out and took off in the car. This Denny's was only a minute off I-95. Thinking this was probably inside job if car was backed in before the guy arrived.
There probably were more back in the day but, as Bryan says in this interview, security is a lot more sophisticated now and it's much harder to pull off that kind of job.
@@afaxmachine5045 Ah yes, lemme just walk down the street with all these stolen diamonds in my pocket, past tonnes of people who can see me and where I came from. I'm sure nobody will catch me.
The thing at least that I’ve noticed working as an electrician when it comes to battery back ups for alarms, most people I find don’t maintain them so there’s been times where I have to shut the power off and 20 minutes in the alarm is complaining of no battery. Also I find that if you disguise yourself as someone who looks like they’re supposed to be doing some thing then you can get away with it so part of the crew in disguise themselves as a lineman or actually works as a lineman then shutting the power off and waiting about 30 minutes could probably work to disable the alarm. You would have to do something like pull the electric meter on small stick freestanding businesses or you would have to do something drastic like open up a set of switches on the poles the dumps in entire neighborhood
Nowadays however though doing something like that could potentially even tack on sabotage/terrorism type charges because of the patriot act and the fact that the electrical grid is considered critical infrastructure
It is ironic, but you can put on an orange vest that workers wear to avoid being hit by cars and it will make people ignore you because they assume you are supposed to be there.
9 years ago, one of the biggest malls in my country had a gold jewellery shop robbed by a Latin gang during the linar new year. They flew 24h to come here lol. Since the shop is run by chinese, they had locked up all their jewellery in their safes in the back and went on their lunar new year holiday for 4 days. My family was in the mall at the time just walking around. It was a busy weekend night. Suddenly the electricity for the whole mall went out. Complete darkness except for the exit signs. Everyone obviously panicked and left the mall except the mall security who were asked to patrol the mall while lights were out. After 1 hour they managed to fix the power. When the staff for the gold shop came back after the 4 day holiday they found their safes broken into with a oxy torch. The robbers melted the doors lol. Immediately locked down the shop and cops came for the investigation. The robbers took the cctv recorder for the shop. They somehow deactivated the motion sensor alarms and also broke through the backdoor of the shop. They didnt even go through the front door cause they knew the guards were patrolling the mall so they used the back entrance to the shop. They found out it was the same gang that robbed another shop 2 years prior based on mall cctv but cops said they suspect it was an inside job based on how clean the robbery was. Maybe for insurance like this guy said.
I am a silversmith but my work is in making replica medieval renaissance pieces and I basically have retired. I can attest to the industry mark up of popular jewelry itens, not just stone but metal aswell. And even some of the more expensive jewelers do not actually make the piece. They can customize and order the style piece you want through certain precious metal and stone suppliers who offer a range of services. These pieces are made overseas with labour being far cheaper.
Would cops be able to subpoena the producers to get the names that were bleeped out? Or were these crimes committed so long ago that it wouldn’t matter?
I doubt it tbh...I'm somewhat positive that it falls under the protection of the Constitution through the freedom of press amendment, or something along those lines. As for the time frame, it depends on the Statue of Limitations for the specific crime, but this can easily vary from state to state.
I'm guessing the guy already said the bleeped named in his book/podcast. The reason for the bleeping is probably so Insider isn't sued for defamation, slander, etc. There'd be no reason for a subpoena. The cops could just ask for the names.
It's strange that Canada doesn't have statue of limitations on robberies. The point of statue of limitations is so that you don't have court cases about robberies from 90 years ago where the evidence is hard to find and the witnesses have died or forgotten what happened. Trials about crimes that happened a long time ago are mostly wastes of time which is why we have statues of limitations for all but the worst crimes.@@zanevandermoor6050
If you are in a gang of people doing crime, you're a gangster. It's the gagsters who lie to themselves saying they are businessmen because deep down they know they are liars and thieves and frauds so to stifle their consciences they say they are businessmen. It's like liars who say that everybody lies, in which case, nobody tells the truth so lying becomes a meaningless concept, and thus I don't have to confront my conscience and start being an honest person.
On the flip side, diamonds are light and gold is heavy. You might be able to carry a sack of diamonds out the door without an issue. But a gallon sized piece of pure 24kt gold weighs 161 pounds. 161 pounds of gold is worth over $3 million so thats a very big payday if they have gallon sized chunks of pure gold lying around. Obviously jewelry isn't pure gold and there will be air pockets lowering its overall density but you get the point.
The biggest difference however, is that gold can be melted down to conceal its origin, whereas diamonds cannot. The cuts and other distinguishing factors will always be there, thus providing additional information that potentially betrays its origin.
The easiest way to put a hammer through a glass is hit the corner. Less flex in glass, therefore less energy absorbed. But if you also use a center punch it will also concentrate the force. A sale is a sale even if it's to the insurance company.
I’m not gonna sell this dude short, but man, I would have loved to have seen Larry Lawton explain this; still has an unbroken record for highest (in dollar amount) career take in the jewelry heist business.
For everyone saying “thanks insider for teaching me how to be a criminal.” No one or no entity can make you something that you aren’t. if you’re just someone one waiting on an opportunity, then that’s who you are. I’ve been down bad. Negative numbers in my bank account and going days without eating because I couldn’t afford to eat. I lost so much weight because of that struggle too and it took YEARS for my body and especially my digestive system to go back to normal. But I never once thought “let me put someone’s business in jeopardy, let me put someone’s life in danger.” I simply kept praying and thanking God for teaching me whatever lesson he was trying to teach me. No one and no life situation can make you something that you’re not. Just like how he created a way for himself after jail when no one would hire him, imagine the possibilities he had before a life of crime when people would hire him. So insider isn’t making you a criminal, you already have hopes of being that.
I have herd the so called “gem mafia” fixing the gem stone price around the world. Especially diamond… it’s just carbon and carbon are very common element….
He keeps talking about the markup and it makes me think that the probably THE most aggressive force to make jewelry robbery more difficult (laser engraving etc) is the diamond cartel and their distributors. In other words, it's less about losing profit from robberies and more about maintaining a monopoly on the industry, determining who can and can't sell. Obviously shoplifting/theft could be expensive, but I wonder how much it plays into it.
I prefer glass to diamond... unless I need to cut or grind something..is it economically viable to use diamond to mine diamonds without enchants? Seeing as we can evaporate and construct diamonds, id like to see the demand drop.
I’m from North Shore, Boston. I went to HS with Families that were Connected… My Father in Law, worked for DELTA AIRLINES-in the Shipping Department … He worked with (THE MOB) but wasn’t one of them. They wanted him to be one of them so they could ship things via Delta Shipping Department. They often wined and dined my Father in law. He had a Massive Heart Attack, they provide a Limousine for my Mother in law to Visit her Husband. She had the Limousine parked outside her house for 8 days. One day, My Father in Law Received a VERY LARGE CHECK….. The check was a GIFT, of sorts. My Father in law NEVER CASHED THE CHECK…. If he had, I’d be Married to my Husband who’d be “Connected”….. We knew who was connected in our School. About 25 minutes North of BOSTON. Very Wealthy Families!!! That was in the 1980’s….
I think most people would fall into the temptation of leaving the case open when you have to go back and forth ten times and you know that the customer might want to look at another ten items.
@@greywolf7577 I'd tell them to GTFO. also why is your business set up in such a way that you need to be repeatedly entering your vault leaving your store unwatched?
People always talk about the drug business being shady , and i dont know if its a morocco thing , but in my over a decade of using drugs iv never been shafted by an actual drug dealer in my life
2.5M over a 5 year span is 500K a year, divided by 3 robbers turns to a bit over 166K per year. Seem that is not a lot buuut If we look of how much the GBP has devaluated over time, that money today would be: 2.5M = 7.1M; 500K = 1.42M; 166K = 473K. Risk/reward ratio is more compensated now and easier to understand why they did it.
There is a book called The Blue Chip Store by Clay Tumey who turned himself in to prison after successfully robbing banks for years. It's an interesting book.
I use to manage a small chain of jewelry stores in the Chicago suburbs in the mid 80s. I was good at 2 things, sales/marketing and money laundering for the owners husband. 1000% mark-up and a 50% off sale would line people up. Plus I had 5 stores and 6 Sharp cash registers. I would spend hours re-ringing up the days sales in order to reduce how many dollars of merchandise were sold (i set the price and gave cash discounts) and the excess money went to the owners husband minus a small amount for me. Over 2 years I probably got him almost half a million in cash. I also hired very pretty and busty girls to sell the items. It was easy back then.
The guy said they would only hit jewellers that had made false insurance claims.
This isn't for ethical reasons, or because it's right, it's because the ones who made false insurance claims wouldn't then make a second claim that the stuff was stolen, as they'd already reported it stolen, and they wouldn't afford to bring attention to themselves.
They'd be more afraid of getting arrested for insurance fraud than getting robbed. Therefore robbing the place has less chance of (enthusiastic) involvement of the law.
It is a tactic used by some con artist too, to con greedy people or those that aren't following the rules anyway.
Just like robbing the drug dealers in the hood
In my country you basically cannot make "false insurance claims" because you have to have in your hand an official police report from their investigation that says "yes we confirmed that the items have actually been stolen". So the police would have to come to the conclusion without a doubt that it has all the elements of the crime. So if anything, they would be making a false police report (non-existent crime) LOOONG before they would a false insurance claim, if at all.
@@paveladamek3502…false claims are still a thing in the UK where I live and they have the same rules here…
This is a great point, thanks for explaining that, Zam
NGL: This dude was pretty damn smart with his robberies. Not morally but financially by doing his best to not get caught. He actually did a solid job on that.
Nah. Like mentioned in the video, he had a far too identifiable method, did it with family, only sold to like 1-2 guys and still got caught even though it was the 90's where forensic science and cameras were pretty turdy.
Not that jewelry heisting is very profitable to begin with. Could probably have gone from 10-20% market value to 80% if he got in bed with a jeweler or five to fashion gems into new pieces..
Not really because he got cought . Pretty dumb
So.
@@Runefrag selling to more guys = more risk of getting caught. You really dont want to tell the world about your activities :P
Would be interesting to know, what percentage does this and quits after getting enough money without getting caught.
Insurance companies never get screwed. They are happy for costs to rise, so they can make their 15% above costs.
Just ask Rupert Murdoch 😅🤣😂😆🙂🙃
They just pass the screwedness to you and me :)
Two wrongs don't make a right. They do get screwed. But yes they screw you right after.
@@marloncebo242They don't "get screwed". They have to pay up, which is already expected for them and built in to the cost of the insurance in the first place
@@marloncebo242insurance companies actively try to work against providing the customer the product they pay for (monthly!). They are inherently anti-capitalist
Man, I wish these were longer. They're so great.
Insider is slowly teaching me how to become a successful criminal
😂 exactly what i’ve been thinking
📝✍️🏾 "1) steal a license plate from another car. 2) switch license plates before heist. 3) switch them back after heist" 😅
Lmao ha ha ha ha😂😂😂😂
This was tactics back in Tha 80's lol they know them too well lmao ha ha ha ha 🤣🤣🤣🤯🤯🤯😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
@@Heyu7her3Even worse for you when the plate is put back on the vehicle it was stolen off of. I know a woman who was clean, no criminal history,etc.
She was driving not far from her house and gets pulled over guns drawn, felony stop. Like open the window and open the door and lay down. She's freaking out. No idea why she's being stopped.
The vehicle plate popped up in an armed robbery of a bank or jewelry store IIRC. Cops toss her vehicle, search her and find nothing. Same make, model and 99% on year. Very slight variations. Also her plate was hanging by one screw. She was living in a complex so criminals stole her plate that matches color and vehicle style. Committed the armed robbery 15 mins away. Come back and put the plate back on her vehicle and put their clean plate on. Perfect execution of the events on the criminal end.
Got her vehicle held up for prints on the plate, she spent 4-5 hours answering questions and I'll never forget she said the one cop said at the end of her interviews "You REALLY didn't notice your plate was hanging off and possibly missing Got 24 hours??!" She responded "No. I'm putting in gas and driving most of the times. If I light comes on I take it to a garage. I don't look at my plate!"
It's actually an extremely well thought out method of getting a plate and diversion of vehicle's. She unknowingly tied up probably 15 cops over 5 hours while the criminals were long gone. Or could have been listening to a scanner in the area and wait for the stop to move their vehicle used. No cop is looking for the vehicle when they think it's already stopped. It's horrible for her experience but intelligently done.
Out of all of this, I love how he couldn't get hired anywhere bc he was a felon...so he created his own certification to become a PT and recreated a more positive version of himself. This is a great story.
also shows how random all those certifications are :P but still, one of all those, mostly fake and useless trainers, this one clearly stands out as a cool guy with serious experience
Smuggling is often linked to organized crime. The illicit diamond trade can be part of broader criminal networks that engage in other illegal activities, such as drug trafficking or human trafficking. This association raises serious ethical and safety concerns.
Im glad he made it too, so long as he does his best to leave others and their things alone anyway.
Income does not define carecter.
Plenty of successful businessmen and women are very immoral.
Also, plenty of poor people are immoral.
I'm just glad he made a way to pay bills and maybe have some from of a better life as far as food and other material things.
What goes on in your mind and especially what actions you do (because that's what the rest of us are able to see) is what defines whether or not your even decent. Adolf Hitler was very successful for a long time, but surly, no reasonable, logical and rational person would think Adolf Hitler made a better version of himself because he made alot of money and ran a country, right?
I have three felonies and I don't recall many times throughout my entire life, where it made it where I couldn't work somewhere.
All depends on the job and area.
I hear you though.
Technically, you are better off if you make $1000 off a painting when you previously only made $1 being how the system works here in the US.
I just wanted to throw my little two cents in there.
No disrespect intended.
(((The Gospel (Good News) 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV faith fully on that is humanity's only hope)))
For those of you wondering what happened to his father and brother for them to both die on the same day, apparently they died in a double suicide, or possible murder/suicide. I skimmed through his podcast so I didn't get all the deets but if you want more info it's S3E13
If you don’t have all the details then why even bother trying to explain?
@@jasonberg6550 Good question.
@@jasonberg6550 rude
@@jasonberg6550Respect the dead 🤷🏻♂️. Do your own research then slug.
@@jasonberg6550more than you have to offer
My spouse and I intentionally got an engagement ring with fake diamonds because we knew real diamonds are a ripoff, and we get more compliments on how good it looks anyway from people who don't know.
Yes, diamonds should be the cheapest gems. We mine many of them and can create better quality stone artificially already.
Diamond cost is just artificially inflated to the extreme.
Yes, diamonds should be the cheapest gems. We mine many of them and can create better quality stone artificially already.
Diamond cost is just artificially inflated to the extreme.
Absolutely. My GF has already said she doesn't want a hyperinflated rock on her finger that's literally less quality than a Zirc diamond. That got us talking and we are actually talking about alternative stones with a unique handmade look. My goal since I do metal work, I've have done a little ring/jewelry work and lost wax casting that I make her rings. I think that's more meaningful that just an overpriced stone.
U should have gotten lab cut diamonds. Way cheaper and 100% perfect, unlike mined diamonds.
Very smart, but you're still a sucker because they got you to buy a ring at all. The marriage business is the same as the jewelry business.
"regret sucks man"I know the feeling, brother. Really interesting look into the criminal mind...gone straight. Bravo!.
I genuinely thought he would say “This is diamond thief support”
Both of these series are great fun to watch :)
Ooooh I love the mortician guy from that series!
I love to see people reformed and changed for the better after doing bad things. People like this guy who has grown and learned from his past. Sad about the father and brother though
I feel like stealing from fraudsters isn't exactly all too evil.
Call me old fashioned but I enjoy a nice family business.
What makes you think this guy is reformed? Because he’s on UA-cam wearing a button up shirt? I guess a sucker really is born every minute.
@@tuxido4913 With societies current laws it is. Sadly.
deep down hes still a criminal who would take the opportunity if given it again. they all are.
I can only speak to my jewelry experience in the U.S., but much of what he said about the gemstones themselves simply isn't true. If you are in a reputable business, the diamonds on display will be exactly what they claim to be. We even kept a diamond on display that was not for sale. We used it to show what you would find at a less reputable jewelry retailer. It was exactly 1ct, but was noticeably smaller than the other 1ct diamonds we had in stock. Why? Firstly, it did weigh out to exactly 1ct and it was S1 in clarity with a g color. On paper it's a very nice stone. The difference was the cut. the girdle was too thick, and the Pavillion was too deep. Because the cut was poor it made the diamond's table area, the flat area at the top of the diamond, much smaller. These are things we took into account when sourcing diamonds. We would order 3-5 of the same (or as close as possible) size and quality diamonds, pick the ones (if there were any) that met our required percentages for the cuts, and then did a clarity and color verification ourselves. I did get certified by the GIA to grade diamonds. He is correct in the statement that diamonds are not rare. Perfect diamonds are rare, even when they are man made. The probability of carbon turning to diamond instead of graphite is low, and even lower still is the probability that the resulting diamond's crystalline structure is free from imperfections or inclusions.
Then he commented on Sapphire and Emerald being more rare than diamond. Emeralds, especially perfect emeralds are very rare. Sapphire is not. If he is referring to a perfect deep blue sapphire, then yes those are rare. Sapphires in general however, not at all rare. In fact, if you purchase a watch at over $600 the chances are very high that the crystal covering the watch face is sapphire. Personally if I was going to reference a stone as being much more rare than diamond, then I would have said Alexandrite. If you don't know about Alexandrite, please take some time to check it out. Right now it looks like quality Alexandrite is only available to be mined in 3 countries. If its so rare, how come I can find some for pretty cheap? If you are seeing inexpensive Alexandrite, then it's either lab created or is a brownish yellow color with little to no color shift, and that is undesirable. If you want a real challenge, find a perfect deep blue (almost purple) to green shifting Alexandrite at 2ct or larger. Yes the stone changes colors depending on the type of light it is reacting to.
As a side note, if anyone ever tells you to buy jewelry as an investment or labels something as "investment quality," punch them in the face and leave because they are trying to screw you. Only ever buy jewelry because you love the piece and it will bring you joy. Jewelry is not an investment. maybe 1% of the time you will find a buyer willing to pay more for your piece than you did. It just does not happen. Also keep in mind that appraisals are retail value. You will never sell your piece to a retailer or wholesaler for that price. They will give you 30-45%, if you are lucky, of what the appraisal states your piece is worth.
My apologies for the small novel.
Very, very well said.
Dang
I'm just starting looking for engagement rings and this was super useful to read thanks!
@@yomumisminging please consider lab-made if you're going for a diamond ring. Even the "clean" ones are often still laundered blood diamonds.
Don't ever apologize for imparting such a wealth of knowledge for free!! Thank you so much for sharing with us, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and learning about jewels and the jewel business :))))
I'm not sure how I feel about the dad telling his sons to drop their school, their futures, their education, their everything pretty much for a life of crime because of HIS own mistake. How do you give your whole life savings to someone you don't know, HOPING that a stranger is being truthful, especially when you have kids who are wanting to have a bright future? That's really, really bad on the dad's part. I feel for you Bryan, I really do. I'm sorry for what happened to your brother and your father.
What if that was his way of motivating his kids into helping him on robberies?
I think you are misunderstanding. The dad gave them an option: (1) drop out and get normal jobs, because I can't pay your tuition anymore, or (2) start robberies to get the money to pay the tuition. Obviously 2 was either an outright lie, or got morphed
Love to see this guy sit down with Larry Lawton, just to hear them compare notes would be epic
Oh they should do a podcast together!
Yes!
I was thinking the same thing
Thanks for the tutorial! Very helpful!
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Idiot. Good luck getting away with it in today's tech society.
@@bryansobolewskii😅8 I😮😮009😊😊😊😊
it's really cool that they had a rule to not hurt people tbh
Ty, I couldn't keep being a thug, it looks tacky with gray hair
“Tried” not to hurt people.
Key word is "tried".
Any smart theft will have that rule. You don't want additional unnecessary assault charges against you, if you happen to get caught. There can always be the extremely rare time there is a cop in the right place at the right time, and they will never harm a cop.
You'd be surprised how many crews have that rule. Theft doesn't have the same penalty as assault or murder.
The rehab system sucks and stigma is pushing away more people like him that could actually turn into a new leaf, it's no wonder why criminals will mostly go back doing their crimes - because society and the system doesn't forgive them even if they can become good again
Agree
Yeah man. It’s the system. It’s the patriarchy. It’s somebody else’s fault. Personal accountability is for losers. I have the right to be a no good POS because I’ve had a hard life.
I do t believe this to be true.
@@rexstetson1717😂😂 exactly
THE DUDE GOT OUT OF PRISON AND WENT TO SCHOOL AND WROTE A BOOK. YOUR an IDIOT SIR
He seems to be a very smart and calculating person, learned this from his dad. A shame they went this path down, he could achieve something else with his time. Which he has now.
he did a great job.
Are you really feeling bad for a mastermind like this? Lol you think hes broke now? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He created a certification for himself in personal training. Still the same unethical mindset. Now he’s profiting off his story (which he had the right to do) but in this interview he sure didn’t say anything I’d consider as a warning not to do what he did. He excused most of it by claiming all his hits were “bad guys”. People like him always justify their crimes.
@@michaelsnydermusicactually, he said that's what his dad initially said, and he bought into that for the first one or two, but he specifically says "after 4 or 5 you realize you're not robin hood."
I didn't know that about the certification. So you're saying he invented a security certification that people now have to pay for? Is it legit? I do cyber and it's all certifications and stuff and companies make their own for their software, so I've never really thought twice about certifications from that perspective (aside from the testing aspect and its cost kind of being a racket).
I thought this was interesting. He definitely didn't talk down what he did too much as you both said, but I'd also say he didn't exactly glorify it either. He kinda made it seem like a grimey thing that his family had to do after they got scammed. Idk just what I took away.
Pleasant day folks.
@@mcnamaraky he mentions his “personal trainer certification” that he invented which tells me he either couldn’t get a real one or didn’t want to. Also, when I earned my psychology degree we were all warned early on about getting our Drug & Alcohol counselor’s certification (if we had substance abuse history) as this guy did. Basically, there’s a large portion of people who kick their habit and become obsessed with helping others do so too. Sounds great and really can be. However, most are way too vulnerable to relapse to help others and they tend to push their method to recovery on those they help. Anyway, the guy is shady to me. Yes, he was raised in a family of thieves which no doubt influenced his trajectory but he’s clearly still trying to profit from it.
Glad to know that the uselessness of prisons is a global phenomenon - Pete from the cocaine trafficking video called prisons the "finishing schools of crime."
This guy is incredible. So many details, just all over it, incredible to hear. I wish these guys put this much effort into a legitimate business, they would have been so successful.
In fact, most security systems are designed to go off just bc the power goes out. It is an immediate trigger to the system that someone may be attempting to cut the power, so the signal sends just in case.
Diamond heists occur when you least expect them to happen. The real experts have got what it takes to know the value of diamond and how it can be taken for granted by those who fall during desperate times.
Ok. Sleep deprived maniac. You hit many how many dismond dealers?
@@CSpadI think he's talking about actual diamond shops
Diamonds have no value.
I don't wanna brag but my father's factory is about polishing real diamonds in Surat, India making a bank every year.
@@Utsav_Viradiya then dont
Being the victim of these robberies is the worse. The staff and salesperson suffers, not the store owner or insurance companies. I use to be a bank manager. I was cased out and targeted by bank robbers because I had the keys and combination to the vault. When the thieves broke through the security doors they held another bank employee as hostage with a shotgun whilst asking for me. I had no choice but to present myself to ensure the safety of my colleagues. They put the gun barrel to my back as I was forced to open the safe under duress. The incident caused me years of post traumatic stress. I was paranoid who was following me. Some of my colleagues have been physically assaulted and injured from other burglaries. It's despicable.
Was in Denny's with my father over 20 years ago in West Palm Beach. Walked in and father said something about the backed in car in front of exit. A traveling jewelry salesman put his briefcase in a booth and went to the Salad Bar with his back to the booth. Palm Beach Post reported the value as $400,000. Three guys walked by grabbed the case, ran out and took off in the car. This Denny's was only a minute off I-95. Thinking this was probably inside job if car was backed in before the guy arrived.
On Congress Ave?
The fact that parking properly is suspicious by virtue of its rarity is something I find hard to accept about this world.
@@PowerstrokeSynd On Belvedere across from the Airport
I always wondered why there weren't more mugging and robberies of all the diamond brokers walking around the Diamond District in NYC.
Let's just assume you have successfully robbed them. How do you get away? You're stuck in traffic lol
There probably were more back in the day but, as Bryan says in this interview, security is a lot more sophisticated now and it's much harder to pull off that kind of job.
@@espangatlo8161 you have legs.
most of them are protected from the mob
@@afaxmachine5045 Ah yes, lemme just walk down the street with all these stolen diamonds in my pocket, past tonnes of people who can see me and where I came from. I'm sure nobody will catch me.
The thing at least that I’ve noticed working as an electrician when it comes to battery back ups for alarms, most people I find don’t maintain them so there’s been times where I have to shut the power off and 20 minutes in the alarm is complaining of no battery. Also I find that if you disguise yourself as someone who looks like they’re supposed to be doing some thing then you can get away with it so part of the crew in disguise themselves as a lineman or actually works as a lineman then shutting the power off and waiting about 30 minutes could probably work to disable the alarm. You would have to do something like pull the electric meter on small stick freestanding businesses or you would have to do something drastic like open up a set of switches on the poles the dumps in entire neighborhood
Nowadays however though doing something like that could potentially even tack on sabotage/terrorism type charges because of the patriot act and the fact that the electrical grid is considered critical infrastructure
I don't like to arm foul play with knowledge.
good insight, but you probably just got on some kinda list
It is ironic, but you can put on an orange vest that workers wear to avoid being hit by cars and it will make people ignore you because they assume you are supposed to be there.
Absolutely the right guy for this kind of interview
We need to introduce this man to our brother Larry Lawton! 💎
I would to love hear his commentary on this.
@@woozskee me too!
Different league.
Scumbag #1…please meet scumbag #2.
Glad you're home man, stay safe
9 years ago, one of the biggest malls in my country had a gold jewellery shop robbed by a Latin gang during the linar new year. They flew 24h to come here lol. Since the shop is run by chinese, they had locked up all their jewellery in their safes in the back and went on their lunar new year holiday for 4 days. My family was in the mall at the time just walking around. It was a busy weekend night. Suddenly the electricity for the whole mall went out. Complete darkness except for the exit signs. Everyone obviously panicked and left the mall except the mall security who were asked to patrol the mall while lights were out. After 1 hour they managed to fix the power. When the staff for the gold shop came back after the 4 day holiday they found their safes broken into with a oxy torch. The robbers melted the doors lol. Immediately locked down the shop and cops came for the investigation. The robbers took the cctv recorder for the shop. They somehow deactivated the motion sensor alarms and also broke through the backdoor of the shop. They didnt even go through the front door cause they knew the guards were patrolling the mall so they used the back entrance to the shop. They found out it was the same gang that robbed another shop 2 years prior based on mall cctv but cops said they suspect it was an inside job based on how clean the robbery was. Maybe for insurance like this guy said.
@@polycyclicCut the power and there's no wifi to upload
@@KaitouKaiju Competent systems are already equipped with battery backup and cellular capability
9 years ago? Maybe it was Michael and his gang, 🤔😆
@@Random_4400 they were a well known Latin thieve gang lol
I am a silversmith but my work is in making replica medieval renaissance pieces and I basically have retired. I can attest to the industry mark up of popular jewelry itens, not just stone but metal aswell. And even some of the more expensive jewelers do not actually make the piece. They can customize and order the style piece you want through certain precious metal and stone suppliers who offer a range of services.
These pieces are made overseas with labour being far cheaper.
"regret sucks man"
I know the feeling, brother
After watching this I don't think I would ever walk into a jewelry story ever again
Family, moral code, cars, estranged brothers......dude this is Fast and Furious!
This guy is pretty damn amazing. Real happy for him too.
This should be a 90 mins Netflix special!
Would cops be able to subpoena the producers to get the names that were bleeped out? Or were these crimes committed so long ago that it wouldn’t matter?
I doubt it tbh...I'm somewhat positive that it falls under the protection of the Constitution through the freedom of press amendment, or something along those lines. As for the time frame, it depends on the Statue of Limitations for the specific crime, but this can easily vary from state to state.
I'm guessing the guy already said the bleeped named in his book/podcast. The reason for the bleeping is probably so Insider isn't sued for defamation, slander, etc. There'd be no reason for a subpoena. The cops could just ask for the names.
in Canada we have no Statue of Limitations on robberies. Or I would have some amazing stories
It's strange that Canada doesn't have statue of limitations on robberies. The point of statue of limitations is so that you don't have court cases about robberies from 90 years ago where the evidence is hard to find and the witnesses have died or forgotten what happened. Trials about crimes that happened a long time ago are mostly wastes of time which is why we have statues of limitations for all but the worst crimes.@@zanevandermoor6050
He's not a gangster, he's just a businessman whose business happens to be crime
Same as a gangster s criminal
Boi
If you are in a gang of people doing crime, you're a gangster. It's the gagsters who lie to themselves saying they are businessmen because deep down they know they are liars and thieves and frauds so to stifle their consciences they say they are businessmen. It's like liars who say that everybody lies, in which case, nobody tells the truth so lying becomes a meaningless concept, and thus I don't have to confront my conscience and start being an honest person.
That's called a joke reference to another video, you dunce@@arottedfruit
@@dark12ain It's a reference to a different youtube video.
nice tutorial, I'll make sure to use it in my next diamond heist :)
Make sure you follow the rules
The FBI would like to know your location.
he's so genuine ..
Really interesting look into the criminal mind...gone straight. Bravo!
On the flip side, diamonds are light and gold is heavy.
You might be able to carry a sack of diamonds out the door without an issue.
But a gallon sized piece of pure 24kt gold weighs 161 pounds.
161 pounds of gold is worth over $3 million so thats a very big payday if they have gallon sized chunks of pure gold lying around.
Obviously jewelry isn't pure gold and there will be air pockets lowering its overall density but you get the point.
The biggest difference however, is that gold can be melted down to conceal its origin, whereas diamonds cannot. The cuts and other distinguishing factors will always be there, thus providing additional information that potentially betrays its origin.
The easiest way to put a hammer through a glass is hit the corner.
Less flex in glass, therefore less energy absorbed. But if you also use a center punch it will also concentrate the force.
A sale is a sale even if it's to the insurance company.
I’m not gonna sell this dude short, but man, I would have loved to have seen Larry Lawton explain this; still has an unbroken record for highest (in dollar amount) career take in the jewelry heist business.
We can't be the only 2 that feel like that
For everyone saying “thanks insider for teaching me how to be a criminal.” No one or no entity can make you something that you aren’t. if you’re just someone one waiting on an opportunity, then that’s who you are. I’ve been down bad. Negative numbers in my bank account and going days without eating because I couldn’t afford to eat. I lost so much weight because of that struggle too and it took YEARS for my body and especially my digestive system to go back to normal. But I never once thought “let me put someone’s business in jeopardy, let me put someone’s life in danger.” I simply kept praying and thanking God for teaching me whatever lesson he was trying to teach me. No one and no life situation can make you something that you’re not. Just like how he created a way for himself after jail when no one would hire him, imagine the possibilities he had before a life of crime when people would hire him. So insider isn’t making you a criminal, you already have hopes of being that.
this needs to be a movie.
Thank you for the lesson- I mean the awareness
He seems a good character now. Turned it all around, now looking in peak physical condition. Congratulations
His story can be made into a movie and the actor will be played by Howard from BCS
Looks like a dead ringer for Patrick Fabian… who also has a tiny lisp, too.
This is absolutely the craziest thing I've ever heard man.
You should make a bank thief edition but using a guy from Boston. That would be awesome.
Me and my boys appreciate the tips!
I have herd the so called “gem mafia” fixing the gem stone price around the world. Especially diamond… it’s just carbon and carbon are very common element….
Man times were so simple to do things back then
thanks i’ll keep all this in mind for next time
This was a fascinating one. Now I’m intrigued to check out his podcast 😊
18:03
“I work as a personal trainer now”
*flexes pecs
😂
i would love if this dude made a movie about heists
Insider should put a crew together.
It's funny to me that everyone knows that Diamonds are not rare, or as valuable as advertised, yet they still sell for millions
He keeps talking about the markup and it makes me think that the probably THE most aggressive force to make jewelry robbery more difficult (laser engraving etc) is the diamond cartel and their distributors. In other words, it's less about losing profit from robberies and more about maintaining a monopoly on the industry, determining who can and can't sell. Obviously shoplifting/theft could be expensive, but I wonder how much it plays into it.
Really interesting look into the criminal mind...gone straight. Bravo!. Thanks for the tutorial! Very helpful!.
Finally, something useful in daily life!
I prefer glass to diamond... unless I need to cut or grind something..is it economically viable to use diamond to mine diamonds without enchants? Seeing as we can evaporate and construct diamonds, id like to see the demand drop.
I’m from North Shore, Boston.
I went to HS with Families that were Connected…
My Father in Law, worked for DELTA AIRLINES-in the Shipping Department …
He worked with (THE MOB) but wasn’t one of them.
They wanted him to be one of them so they could ship things via Delta Shipping Department.
They often wined and dined my Father in law. He had a Massive Heart Attack, they provide a Limousine for my Mother in law to Visit her Husband. She had the Limousine parked outside her house for 8 days.
One day, My Father in Law Received a VERY LARGE CHECK…..
The check was a GIFT, of sorts.
My Father in law NEVER CASHED THE CHECK….
If he had, I’d be Married to my Husband who’d be “Connected”…..
We knew who was connected in our School. About 25 minutes North of BOSTON. Very Wealthy Families!!!
That was in the 1980’s….
Everybody rememberes them from the pizza joint because they didn't say "you forget 1,000 things every day, pal, make sure this is one of them."
Love this tutorial ☺️
Thanks for the guide 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing a very personal story
really useful video, ill try this out one day.
Learn more from being on a grand jury.
Thank you for the tips my guy
I enjoyed this story, will buy his book to support.
Would you buy it if he was black or Spanish
Every rehab I have been too had someone that worked there that was a recovering addict that was in prison
0:45 Hank judged Walter for cooking meth but he was secretly a mastermind behind many diamond heists
Wow, what a life turnaround
I agree, regret definitely sucks.
"my dad would just send people back and forth to the safe until the left it open"
funny how many people don't actually do their jobs...
I think most people would fall into the temptation of leaving the case open when you have to go back and forth ten times and you know that the customer might want to look at another ten items.
@@greywolf7577 I'd tell them to GTFO.
also why is your business set up in such a way that you need to be repeatedly entering your vault leaving your store unwatched?
Another great tutorial ❤
Good to know Howard Hamlin found his true calling
People always talk about the drug business being shady , and i dont know if its a morocco thing , but in my over a decade of using drugs iv never been shafted by an actual drug dealer in my life
Bro how’d they get a insider on diamond heists 💀
Some people have a price, but this thief set to sell a book for free publicity.
its a good tutorial
Very interesting... 😮
Dad and brother died on the same day - there's a sad story there, somewhere.
This seems like straight forward Boston Townie policy
Who knew Seth Meyers had a second career as a heist man
thanks for the tip today is my first heist
2.5M over a 5 year span is 500K a year, divided by 3 robbers turns to a bit over 166K per year. Seem that is not a lot buuut If we look of how much the GBP has devaluated over time, that money today would be: 2.5M = 7.1M; 500K = 1.42M; 166K = 473K.
Risk/reward ratio is more compensated now and easier to understand why they did it.
Yall really placed monster lighting on this guy
I grew up in Chelsea myself..the city is just under 2 miles big,but had the highest murder rate in the country at one point
im Boston born and lived in nashua. this story is WILD to here. I know all these places
There is a book called The Blue Chip Store by Clay Tumey who turned himself in to prison after successfully robbing banks for years. It's an interesting book.
No one gonna talk about how his brother and father “passed away” on the same day?
Basically the whole industry is full of crooks.
Criminal university sounds like an anime i would binge
thanks for the tips :)
I wish he did this interview wearing a Hamlindigo Blue pintstripe suit.
I use to manage a small chain of jewelry stores in the Chicago suburbs in the mid 80s. I was good at 2 things, sales/marketing and money laundering for the owners husband. 1000% mark-up and a 50% off sale would line people up. Plus I had 5 stores and 6 Sharp cash registers. I would spend hours re-ringing up the days sales in order to reduce how many dollars of merchandise were sold (i set the price and gave cash discounts) and the excess money went to the owners husband minus a small amount for me. Over 2 years I probably got him almost half a million in cash. I also hired very pretty and busty girls to sell the items. It was easy back then.
Really funny to hear this guy talking about his crimes, while describing the crimes of the jewelry industry themselves.
My jewelry store got robbed out of 2.5 mil worth of jewelry and insurance only covered 10% of that...
Ok
If true, and I say if. Sounds like you shouldn't have chumped on insurance then lol
Good. Jewellery stores are scams
Thanks for this video, it'll be really useful once I make a real heist with my mates
Stuff is way harder now with all the cameras. You'll be able to pull the job, but good luck escaping all the random cameras out there now.