Mounir Helou and Michel Elias Germani were sentenced at Sydney's Downing Centre District Court for their roles in a staged robbery at Germani Jewellers, which occurred in January 2023. Germani, the mastermind, orchestrated the fake heist to claim $2.8 million in insurance, while Helou assisted in the execution. They tied up the store owner and an employee, making off with $20,000 in cash and $120,000 in jewellery. The judge noted that Germani had increased his insurance limits shortly before the incident and was in significant rental arrears. Germani received a sentence of four years and 10 months, while Helou was sentenced to two years and 10 months. Both sentences were backdated to account for time already served. The insurance claim was ultimately denied after an investigation revealed the fraud, costing the insurance company nearly $50,000. Germani's attempts to implicate his employee in the scheme were dismissed by the judge due to lack of evidence.