🔗 Share this article Isak Burglars Ordered to Pay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2 Million Heists Jela Jovanovic confessed to participating in the crimes Members of an Italian family of thieves who stole more than £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from former Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 each. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of England to burgle multiple homes in spring 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Burglaries The court previously heard the group came by ferry in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out properties and carry out thefts. On March 31 they stole over one million pounds of items such as designer clothing, purses, jewelry and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday. Valentino was the only one of the group to contest the charge but was convicted by jurors The following night, the gang broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, valuables and shoes worth over £100,000. After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then acted at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the player's £120,000 luxury car. The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, wore gloves and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13. Thieves took money and jewellery worth £80,000 and an Audi from footballer Alexander Isak's home Legal Proceedings and Rulings Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by the court, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge. At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had lost. But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the court was informed, with two weeks to be spent in prison if he defaulted. The remaining members had no assets or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 each, with seven days in incarceration the result if the money was not submitted. Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "recover the sum outstanding".