Gold bars missing as Miami jewelry store owner accused of falsely reporting armed robbery
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Miami police have charged a jewelry store owner with falsely reporting an armed heist in which the robber made off with four gold bars worth $80,000, according to a report.
Levon Papikyan, owner of Deroso Jewelry, claimed being pepper sprayed during the Feb. 21 stickup, NBC 6 Miami reported Monday.
“At this point we can say he lied and we did charge him legitimately with filing a false police report,” Miami police spokeswoman Kenia Fallat told the station. The charge is a misdemeanor.
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Papikyan denied lying to police as he walked away from a reporter who approached him at his business.
Argentine businessman Juan Leiva and another person had just given Papikyan the gold bars to sell on their behalf, according to the station.
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“It is serious money that I lost and now I’m trying to recover it, if possible,” Leiva told the station through an interpreter. "I thought that in Miami I could be sure there wouldn't be these kinds of problems. But I was wrong."
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Online records show Papikyan was charged April 5 and was released on $1,000 bail.