Charges Dismissed Against LI Brothers Accused Of Robbery

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — The Avital brothers, who own 5 Towns Jewelry Buyers, saw their charges dismissed after they had been accused of robbing a man at their Cedarhurst home in September 2024.

A Nassau County Grand Jury dismissed the charges against Jacob, Dov and Daniel Avital after they were accused of attacking a 31-year-old man at their home on Sept. 11.

The Avitals were charged with robbery, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful imprisonment by Nassau County police officers after they were accused of beating a man who said he was looking to sell a bracelet, police said.

The case was dismissed on Thursday. A representative of the Nassau County District Attorney's Office said the office cannot comment further since the case has been dismissed.

Jacob Avital said the brothers and their business were targeted by a scammer who is part of a criminal crew based in Manhattan’s Diamond District. His shop, 5 Towns Jewelry Buyers, had previously lost $37K to the same crew's scams, Jacob said.

Jacob said the scammer visited his home office, since their store was closed for renovations, and tried selling him a fake Cartier bracelet. When the family confronted the scammer, he left and then accused the Avitals of robbery, kidnapping, and assault, Jacob said.

Jacob was represented by David Scott Smith, Dov was represented by Kevin Keating, and Daniel was represented by Eric Franz.

"It's truly unfortunate that the Avitals had to endure the trauma of arrest and watch their reputation and business dragged through the mud by a prosecution doomed from the outset," Smith told Patch. "This dismissal finally allows them to reclaim the stellar reputation they've carefully built over the past 50 years."

Keating said that had a "thorough investigation been conducted at the outset," his client, Dov, would never have been charged.

"Now we will fight to restore his good name and reputation," Keating said.

Franz did not respond to Patch's request for comment.