{
  "id": 854670,
  "title": "Diamond buyer jailed for stealing HK$11 million in gems to fund gambling habit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/diamond-buyer-jailed-for-stealing-hk-11-million-in-gems-to-fund-854670",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T07:44:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364026/diamond-buyer-jailed-stealing-hk111-million-gems-fund-gambling-habit"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former jewellery procurement manager to six years and eight months behind bars for stealing HK$11 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…",
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        "title": "Diamond buyer jailed for stealing HK$11 million in gems to fund gambling habit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/diamond-buyer-jailed-for-stealing-hk-11-million-in-gems-to-fund",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:44:18.000Z"
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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."
}