Prosecutors seeking to have Madoff jailed said he violated his bail terms by mailing five packages of valuable jewelry to family and friends. They contained at least 15 watches, including two diamond Tiffany and Cartier watches, a diamond necklace, four diamond brooches and other jewelry.

Bernard Madoff, the financier accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, violated his bail terms by sending his friends and family packages containing 13 watches, four diamond brooches, a jade necklace, two sets of cuff links and other jewelry worth at least $1 million, federal prosecutors argued in a legal brief released Wednesday.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office released pictures Wednesday of jewelry that was found near a woman's skeletal remains Monday.

Liz Brown a jewelry designer recently opened a new jewelry store with co-owner Brandi Marino called Moon Flower in East Rochester.

YONKERS - Police are warning residents to be careful about letting people into their homes, after an 83-year-old woman had $3,300 worth of jewelry stolen by a fake workman this week.

Knoxville-based home shopping network Jewelry Television began a new round of layoffs Wednesday as a result of poor holiday sales and a weak economy.

Two armed bandits forced patrons and staff of an upscale jewelry shop near Yorkville to lie on the floor while a third smashed cases and stuffed duffle bags with loot yesterday.

Bernard L. Madoff violated his bail agreement by sending jewelry to his friends and family, prosecutors argued.

After discovering the ''dichroic'' process that can be used to create brilliant, beautiful baubles from glass, Mirtha Mendez went from store-bought jewelry to making her own.

The jewelry Bernard Madoff illegally mailed to friends and relatives included Cartier and Tiffany watches, a ring, and a diamond bracelet and necklace, according to new court documents from prosecutors seeking to imprison the investment adviser while he awaits trial for fraud.