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Isak Robbers Instructed to Repay Only £1 Per Person from £1.2m Thefts
Individuals of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole more than £1.2m valued of goods, among them from former Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 per person.
Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of England to burgle multiple homes in spring 2024.
The foursome were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in May 2025.
At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.
Details of the Break-ins
The judge was told the gang came by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out targets and execute burglaries.
On March 31 they stole over one million pounds of items such as high-end fashion, purses, jewellery and a honor from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.
The next evening, the crew broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, jewellery and footwear valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.
After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then struck at the home of Swedish player Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.
The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring thieves, used gloves and masks, switched their phones on silent as they approached their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their car with elastic bands.
They were arrested in the Birmingham on April 13.
Court Hearings and Rulings
Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the identical accusation.
At the proceeds of crime hearing, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen.
But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by police, the court heard, with two weeks to be spent in prison if he defaulted.
The remaining members had no money or property so were ordered to make a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted.
Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "for example driving around Italy in a fast car or owning a home", the prosecution could initiate further action to "satisfy the amount due".
Rita Jenkins
A financial strategist with over a decade of experience in wealth management and investment planning, dedicated to empowering others.
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