{
  "id": 454586,
  "title": "Diamond buyer admits stealing HK$11m worth of gems to fund gambling addiction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/diamond-buyer-admits-stealing-hk-11m-worth-of-gems-to-fund-gambling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T08:23:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3363521/diamond-buyer-admits-stealing-hk11m-worth-gems-fund-gambling-addiction"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former procurement manager at Tse Sui Luen Jewellery in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to stealing diamonds worth more than HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) from suppliers over six years by manipulating consignment records to fund his gambling habit. The High Court heard on Monday that Mui Ka-fai, 63, obtained small diamonds from the jeweller’s regular suppliers and resold them once or twice a…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Diamond buyer admits stealing HK$11m worth of gems to fund gambling addiction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/diamond-buyer-admits-stealing-hk-11m-worth-of-gems-to-fund-gambling-455568",
        "published": "2026-08-10T08:23:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}