Bad news for Jacob Arabov. The man, better known as "Jacob the Jeweler" and namechecked in stars by hip-hop stars like Missy Elliot for his e
xpensive and gaudy creations has
just been sentenced to 30 months in prison. Arabov has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, and will have to pay a fine of $2 million in a sentence handed down today by U.S. district court judge Avern Cohn in Detroit. Arabov was arrested on June 15, 2006 on
money laundering charges involving more than $270 million in narcotics earnings for a Detroit-based drug ring.
