Top Stories: Jeweler Swapped Natural Diamonds For Lab-Growns, Police Say

September 23, 2023

Jeweler Swapped Natural Diamonds For Lab-Growns, Police Say

Douglas Gamble, the former owner of Timeless Jeweler in Salem, Ore., has been charged with 11 counts of theft for allegedly not returning customers’ items and swapping natural diamonds with lab-growns.

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