🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Ordered to Repay Only £1 Each from £1.2 Million Heists Jela Jovanovic admitted participating in the crimes Members of an Italy-based clan of burglars who took over £1.2m worth of items, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to return just £1 each. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024. The foursome were jailed for between six and 10 years in May 2025. At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Break-ins The court was told the gang arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out properties and execute thefts. On 31 March they stole more than £1m of items such as high-end fashion, purses, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were away. Valentino Nikolov was the only one of the group to deny burglary but was found guilty by the jury The next evening, the crew broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, jewellery and footwear valued at over one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6. The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced itinerant burglars, wore gloves and masks, switched their mobile devices off as they neared their objectives and attached a license plate, which had been stolen from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with rubber straps. They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13. Burglars stole cash and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an car from then-Newcastle United striker Isak's property Court Proceedings and Rulings Valentino had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his three relations had all submitted guilty pleas to the identical accusation. At the proceeds of crime session, lawyer Daniel Cordey said each of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by authorities, the judge was informed, with 14 days to be served in prison if he defaulted. The other three had no money or assets so were directed to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in incarceration the consequence if the sum was not submitted. The judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the future, "such as operating Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the sum due".