A violent Russian mobster who spent his money on high-top Yeezy sneakers and a $1,500 Hermes belt buckle was sentenced to more than 16 years behind bars for gun-running, arson, loansharking ...

Not everyone would think to turn a nearly flawless, incredibly rare 60.66-carat cognac diamond into a belt buckle for men. But then, Roland Iten is not your normal thinker.

Nearly 4,000 counterfeit Hermes belts were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaport complex.