Overview

• A jury was discharged on July 22 after jurors indicated they could not reach majority verdicts on aggravated robbery and detention charges against Germani and Helou.
• Both men have admitted fabricating the January 2023 $2.8 million robbery at Germani Jewellers in Sydney’s Hilton Hotel but deny using violence or unlawful detention.
• Judge Miiko Kumar ordered the retrial date for July 28, and Michel Germani will stay in custody until the fresh proceedings begin.
• Andrea David Cusumano was found guilty of staging the heist through phone-planning activities and will be sentenced on September 19 while on bail.
• Prosecutors argue Germani plotted the scheme to recoup over $184,000 in rent arrears, and his insurance claim for 164 jewellery items was subsequently refused.