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The Sandiganbayan ruled in 2014 that the jewels would be forfeited in favour of the Philippines' Bureau of Customs, because the attempt to smuggle them out of the country was a violation of the Tariff and Customs Code. [21] Although it consists of only 60 pieces, the Roumeliotes collection is considered the most valuable among the three ...
Rogelio "Roger" Domingo Roxas (died May 25, 1993) was a former Filipino soldier who had worked as a locksmith before allegedly discovering in a cave north of Manila a hidden chamber full of gold bars and a giant golden Buddha statue – which Roxas estimated to weigh one metric ton – on a plot of state-owned land near Baguio General Hospital, in Baguio on January 24, 1971. [1]
Narinder Kaur and Emma Webb argued about the diamond, which will not be worn by the Queen Consort at the coronation GMB guests gets into heated discussion about controversial Koh-i-noor diamond ...
Stonehill controversy – involving American businessman Harry Stonehill with a $50-million business empire in the Philippines; 1968 Jabidah massacre – the murder of an estimated 28 to 68 Moro Muslims, who were clandestinely being trained on the island of Corregidor to instigate a rebellion in Sabah, Malaysia.
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The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty
The De Beers diamonds antitrust class action sought to end an alleged 60-year conspiracy to fix the price of rough diamonds in the U.S. by the De Beers group of companies. The litigation includes several cases including Hopkins v. De Beers Centenary A.G., et al., No. CGC-04-432954, which commenced on July 24, 2004, and Sullivan v.
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