Lulu Lakatos, who posed as expert to value gems at Boodles store, lands five and a half years’ jail sentence

A woman has been found guilty and sentenced to five and a half years in prison for stealing diamonds worth £4.2m, swapping them for pebbles in a plot akin to a Hollywood heist movie.

Lulu Lakatos, 60, posed as gem expert “Anna” sent to the luxury jewellers Boodles, in Mayfair, London, to value the stones on behalf of supposed wealthy Russian buyers.

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