🔗 Share this article Isak Burglars Ordered to Repay Only £1 Each from £1.2 Million Heists Giacomo Nikolov confessed to their involvement in the burglaries Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who took over £1.2m valued of items, among them from ex- NUFC striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 each. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of England to burgle multiple homes in April 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for from a decade or less in 2025. At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over £1,135. Details of the Break-ins The court was told the group came by ferry in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service service stations while using a separate vehicle to scout out targets and carry out burglaries. On March 31 they took over £1m of goods such as designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away. Valentino was the only one of the foursome to contest burglary but was convicted by jurors The next evening, the crew broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, jewellery and footwear valued at over one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Swedish player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in money, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6. The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring thieves, wore gloves and face coverings, turned their phones off as they approached their objectives and attached a license plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands. They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13. Thieves stole money and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an Audi from then-Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak's property Legal Proceedings and Rulings Valentino had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all submitted admissions to the same charge. At the proceeds of crime session, lawyer Daniel Cordey said every one of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the victims said they had lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with two weeks to be served in prison if he failed to pay. The remaining members had no assets or property so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not paid. Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "for example driving around in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "satisfy the sum outstanding".