Ontario couple plead guilty to quick-switch theft of $10,000 diamond in N.B.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick jeweller says he’s “ecstatic” that an Ontario couple suspected in a string of nationwide jewelry heists pleaded guilty to stealing a $10,000 diamond from his Saint John store.
Seventy-year-old Grigori Zaharov and 44-year-old Natalia Feldman of Vaughan both pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000 in Saint John provincial court Thursday.
The prosecutor’s office says they are scheduled to appear for sentencing on Dec. 1.
Wayne Smith, who owns W. Smith and Co. Fine Jewellers, said Friday that he was happy that the heist saga appeared to be drawing to a quick conclusion.