Trending Now - Thief Sentenced for Stealing Handbag Containing Fabergé Egg

WHO:

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Enzo Conticello, 29, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to theft and fraud.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - The victim worked for the Craft Irish Whiskey Company.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Prosecutor Julian Winship presented the case.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Judge Kate Livesey presided over the sentencing.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Conticello's lawyer was Katie Porter-Windley.

WHAT:

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Conticello was sentenced to 27 months in prison for theft and fraud.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - The stolen handbag contained a Fabergé egg and watch worth at least $2.8 million (2 million pounds).

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - The handbag was valued at 1,600 pounds.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - The stolen items were part of a limited series of seven bespoke "Emerald Isle" sets.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Three of the "Emerald Isle" sets had been sold for between $2 million and $3 million.

WHERE:

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - The theft occurred outside the Dog and Duck pub in Soho, central London.

WHEN:

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - The handbag was stolen in November 2024.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Conticello was sentenced on April 9th, 2026.

WHY:

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Conticello acted "opportunistically" and had "no knowledge of the contents of the bag."

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - He later exchanged the stolen items for drugs, not realizing their value.

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Conticello had been homeless and suffered from cocaine addiction.

HOW:

[12:51 PM EDT] - CBS News - Conticello used the stolen bank cards to attempt purchases at nearby supermarkets shortly after the theft.

(UPDATED April 10, 2026 09:22 UTC)

Enzo Conticello, a 29-year-old man with no fixed address, pleaded guilty to theft and fraud and was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Thursday, after stealing a handbag outside the Dog and Duck pub in Soho, London, in November 20th24. The handbag, valued at 1,600 pounds, contained a Fabergé egg and watch worth at least $2.8 million, which Conticello exchanged for drugs without realizing their true value. Prosecutor Julian Winship presented the case, while Judge Kate Livesey oversaw the sentencing, noting that Conticello acted opportunistically and had no knowledge of the bag's contents.