🔗 Share this article Isak Burglars Ordered to Repay Just £1 Each from £1.2m Heists Jela Jovanovic admitted participating in the burglaries Members of an Italian clan of burglars who took more than £1.2 million worth of items, including from ex- NUFC forward Alexander Isak, have been mandated to return only £1 each. Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of England to burgle three houses in spring 2024. The group of four were jailed for between a decade or less in 2025. At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Burglaries The judge previously heard the gang came by ferry in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out burglaries. On 31 March they took over £1m of goods including designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday. Valentino was the only one of the group to contest the charge but was convicted by the jury The next evening, the crew broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out the football club's facility for two days, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6. The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring thieves, used hand coverings and masks, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13. Thieves stole money and jewelry worth £80,000 and an Audi from footballer Isak's home Legal Proceedings and Rulings Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge. At the criminal gains session, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the burglars had benefited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen. But Charlie was the only one found to have any money that could be "recovered", specifically £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in prison if he failed to pay. The other three had no money or assets so were directed to pay a token amount of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted. Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "such as operating Italy in a fast car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek further action to "recover the sum due".