{"id":4492,"date":"2026-04-09T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:54:04","slug":"a-man-stole-a-handbag-outside-a-london-pub-inside-was-a-faberge-egg-and-watch-worth-nearly-3-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4492","title":{"rendered":"A man stole a handbag outside a London pub. Inside was a Faberge egg and watch worth nearly $3 million."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; 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acknowledged judge Kate Livesey, describing the victim&#8217;s shock and panic when she discovered her handbag had gone.<\/p>\n<p>The Faberge egg and watch, which had been part of a display at a work event that evening, have not been recovered, the court heard.<\/p>\n<p>Conticello, who is also known as Hakin Boudjenoune, used the stolen bank cards to attempt purchases at nearby supermarkets shortly after the theft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-left embed--size-small\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/09\/ca93fe32-bb8f-4b8b-9093-b5d3ddda7731\/thumbnail\/620x778\/4426795fd8175e853cb5694d84f94bb7\/faberge-egg-thief.jpg#\" alt=\"Enzo Conticello court case \" height=\"778\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/09\/ca93fe32-bb8f-4b8b-9093-b5d3ddda7731\/thumbnail\/620x778\/4426795fd8175e853cb5694d84f94bb7\/faberge-egg-thief.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/09\/ca93fe32-bb8f-4b8b-9093-b5d3ddda7731\/thumbnail\/1240x1556\/2ca013a5e75bd184163678c3cf599cde\/faberge-egg-thief.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Enzo Conticello is seen in a police booking photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Metropolitan Police\/PA Wire<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The stolen items were part of a limited series of seven bespoke &#8220;Emerald Isle&#8221; sets produced by the Craft Irish Whiskey Company, each comprising a Faberge egg, a Faberge watch, a handcrafted whiskey bottle and a cigar humidor, the court heard<\/p>\n<p>Three of the sets had been sold to private clients for between $2 million and $3 million.<\/p>\n<p>Livesey said Conticello, who had worked as a chef before losing his job, had acted &#8220;opportunistically&#8221; and had &#8220;no knowledge of the contents of the bag.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He later exchanged the stolen items for drugs, without realizing how valuable they were.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer, Katie Porter-Windley, said Conticello had been homeless and suffered from cocaine addiction.<\/p>\n<p>He will serve half the sentence in jail and then be released under license.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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