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Six More Arrested in GIA Hacking Case
Institute Extends Deadline for Submitting Diamond Reports for Confirmation
Jan 27, 2016 10:12 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Six more people have been arrested
in relation to the hacking
of Gemological Institute of America (GIA) diamond-grading reports by
outside parties as the investigation into the case continues.
A total of eight arrests have now been made as a result of cooperation between
the GIA, the Indian authorities and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the
contractor that supports GIA databases, according to a GIA statement January
26.
In another development, the GIA has extended its submission
date for the confirmation service for members of the trade concerned about the validity
of their grading reports by two months to March 31, 2016.
Members of the trade with a GIA report originally issued between November
2014 and October 2015 who are concerned about its validity may submit the
original report and the referenced diamond to any GIA location at no charge
by the new deadline.
To date only 297 of 1,042 invalidated
reports have been returned to the GIA. As of November 26, only
175 of the reports had been returned and two arrests had been made.
“It is imperative that all of the diamonds and their reports
be returned to GIA to remove the fraudulently altered reports from the market,”
the statement said.
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Tags:
certification, Gemological Institute of America, GIA, grading, Rapaport News, Tata Consultancy Services
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