🔗 Share this article Isak Burglars Ordered to Repay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2 Million Heists Charlie Jovanovic admitted participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italian clan of burglars who took more than £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each. Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid multiple homes in spring 2024. The group of four were jailed for between six and 10 years in May 2025. At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Burglaries The judge was told the group came by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute thefts. On March 31 they took more than £1m of goods including high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were away. Valentino Nikolov was the sole member of the foursome to contest burglary but was convicted by jurors The following night, the crew broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds. Following surveillance of the football club's training ground for two days, they then acted at the residence of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6. The group, who were described by the prosecution as experienced itinerant thieves, used hand coverings and masks, switched their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April. Thieves took money 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 the court, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the same charge. At the criminal gains session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen. But Charlie was the only one found to have any money that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the court heard, with two weeks to be served in jail if he defaulted. The other three had no assets or assets so were directed to pay a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in incarceration the consequence if the sum was not submitted. Judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "for example driving around Italy in a sports car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek further action to "satisfy the sum due".