More Than $100,000 In Jewelry Bought With Fake Money By 2 Men At Boston Jewelry Store, DA Says

CBS Boston

August 13, 2025, 5:14 PM EDT

A Tennessee man was arrested after police said he used fake money to buy more than $100,000 in jewelry from a store in Boston.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney, 20-year-old Devin Johnson and another man purchased numerous pieces of jewelry from Victoria Jewelry on Temple Place in Downtown Crossing back in April.

They allegedly bought a rose gold and diamond bracelet worth $15,000, a rose gold and diamond chain worth $50,000, two Rolex watches worth $45,000 and $23,000 and a gold and diamond tennis chain worth $30,000. The items together were worth $160,000

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