A JEWELLER to the stars has been arrested on moneylaundering charges linked to a major drug investigation.
Jacob Arabo, who founded Jacob Co, is known as the "king of bling" for making jewellery and watches for the likes of Beyonce Knowles, Madonna, Sir Elton John and P Diddy.
Dimmable LED Down Light K1018 2x3x1W / 2x3x3WKeira Knightley appeared on the cover of the May 2006 issue of Vogue magazine wearing a pair of Mr Arabo's diamond earrings and the jeweller donated a white-gold watch to the Beckhams to auction off at their pre-World Cup party.
non waterproof flexible led stripsMr Arabo, 41, is one of 16 people charged with violating US federal drug laws following an investigation last year into a Pounds 146million drug smuggling ring. In that case defendants were accused of running a drug gang known as the Black Mafia Family.
His lawyer, Daniel Gotlin, said his client had been charged with giving and lending the accused drug offenders jewellery.
Mr Arabo was arrested at his flagship store in New York and is due to appear in a Detroit court to answer the charges on an unnamed date.
