Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Only £1 Per Person from £1.2m Heists

Individuals of an Italy-based family of thieves who stole more than £1.2m worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in May 2025.

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Burglaries

The court was told the group arrived by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out targets and execute thefts.

On 31 March they took over £1m of items including designer clothing, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, valuables and shoes worth more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, used gloves and masks, switched their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by the court, while his three relations had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had benefited from their offenses to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the court was informed, with two weeks to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The other three had no money or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not submitted.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "such as driving around in Italy in a sports car or owning a home", prosecutors could seek new proceedings to "recover the amount due".