Miami Lawsuit Accuses Celebrity Jeweler of Role in Scheme That Took Luxury Bags From a Miami Seller
A Miami-Dade Circuit Court lawsuit by Miami luxury bag seller Debra Kent accuses four men - including celebrity jeweler Eric Mavani, who recently sold Cardi B a $3 million Rolex - of a scheme the complaint says took more than 50 luxury handbags and other goods while Kent was seriously ill, the New York Post reported Saturday.
A civil lawsuit in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court accuses a celebrity jeweler and three other men of taking part in a scheme that, the complaint alleges, stripped a Miami luxury handbag seller of more than 50 high-end bags, jewelry and apparel worth nearly $5 million, the New York Post reported on Saturday. The suit was filed by Debra Kent, a Miami-based seller of luxury bags. These are allegations in a civil complaint; no court has made any finding in the case.
The best-known name in the filing is Eric Mavani, who sells as 'Eric the Jeweler' and, according to the Post, last week sold the rapper Cardi B an ultra-rare 'Barbie' Rolex Daytona for $3 million. The complaint alleges Mavani helped celebrity car broker RD Whittington - the main defendant, in a lawsuit the Post dates to 2024 - take advantage of Kent while she was in a vulnerable state, including a period in a medically induced coma during a severe illness, manipulating her into handing over the goods in what the suit describes as an elaborate wire-transfer scheme.
As to Mavani's alleged share, the complaint says Whittington gave him roughly 23 Hermes bags valued at about $1.5 million because Whittington owed him money, according to the Post's reading of the court papers. The lawsuit seeks $13.8 million in damages.
The Post said attorneys for Whittington, Mavani and Kent did not return its requests for comment. The case remains a civil dispute to be decided in court, and the defendants have the opportunity to answer the complaint there.
