🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Burglars Ordered to Pay Only £1 Per Person from £1.2 Million Thefts Jela Jovanovic admitted participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italian clan of burglars who took more than £1.2m valued of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 per person. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of England to burgle three houses in April 2024. The group of four were imprisoned for between a decade or less in 2025. At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay £1,135. Particulars of the Break-ins The judge was told the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for properties and carry out thefts. On 31 March they stole more than £1m of goods such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a house on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday. Valentino Nikolov was the sole member of the foursome to contest the charge but was found guilty by the jury The following night, the gang broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, jewellery and footwear valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing £10,000 in cash, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the player's £120,000 luxury car. The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used hand coverings and face coverings, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in a town, on to their car with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13. Burglars stole money and jewelry valued at eighty thousand pounds and an car from then-Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak's home Court Proceedings and Rulings Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation. At the criminal gains session, lawyer Daniel Cordey said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost. But Charlie was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by police, the judge was informed, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he failed to pay. The other three had no money or property so were ordered to make a nominal fee of £1 per person, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the sum was not submitted. Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the sum due".