Jacob The Jeweller

WYCLEF JEAN SUED BY JACOB THE JEWELLER

July 31, 2008

According to the BBC News website multi-millionnaire rapper/producer Wyclef Jean, owes an incarcerated Jacob Arabov aka Jacob The Jeweller money. “Rap star Wyclef Jean is being sued by a New York jeweller which claims the performer owes the company money. Jacob & Co alleges Mr Jean has not paid for over $300,000 (£150,000) worth of watches and jewellery. The company’s founder, Jacob Arabov, known as the “king of bling”, was jailed in June by a Detroit judge for lying to investigators of a […]

JACOB THE JEWELLER SENTENCED

June 24, 2008

TMZ.com reports that celebrity jeweller Jacob Arabov aka Jacob The Jeweller, has been sentenced to two and a half years in a federal prison for lying to investigators looking into a multi-state drug ring. “43-year-old Jacob Arabov copped a plea last October to doctoring records and lying to the Feds. In court Jacob said, “I feel ashamed that I broke the laws of this country, a country that has been so good for me. I will carry this shame for the rest of […]