Saturday, December 27, 2008

850-Pound Emerald In Dispute

Wow.

An 850-pound emerald said to be worth as much as $370 million is in the hands of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department while a court decides who really owns it, a spokesman for the sheriff said.

The “Bahia Emerald”—one of the largest ever found—was reported stolen in September from a secured vault in South El Monte in Los Angeles County. The report was made by someone who claimed to own the giant gemstone, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Lt. Thomas Grubb said.

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A federal judge ordered the sheriff to hold the 180,000-carat emerald until he can sort the case out, Grubb said.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2338 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. That was the one you bought for Wendy, no?

    Posted by dad29 on December 28, 2008 at 1426 hrs


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