Diamond District Fence Sentenced to 46 Months in Connection with Large Scale Transnational Stolen Property Operation

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Dimitriy Nezhinskiy was sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II to 46 months in prison for conspiring to receive stolen property that had been transported in interstate commerce.  In addition to the terms of imprisonment, Judge Kuntz ordered the defendant forfeit $2,500,000 and restitution will be determined at a later date.  The defendant and his co-defendant Juan Villar pled guilty in July 2025.  Villar was sentenced in February 2026 to 46 months’ incarceration along with restitution and forfeiture.