All That Glitters

All That Glitters His alleged victims say he bribed New York Police Department officials, stole millions in diamonds, and persuaded Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Kim Kardashian to shill for a scam cryptocurrency. So why is Jona Rechnitz still free? By Miranda Green The Atavist Magazine, No. 162 Miranda Green is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She was the national investigative reporter at HuffPost and director of investigations at Floodlight News. Editor: Jonah Ogles Art Director: Ed Johnson Copy Editor: Sean Cooper Fact Checker: Alison Van Houten Illustrator: Lily Qian Published in April 2025. It was like something out of a fairy tale—or the Los Angeles society pages. As a crowd of celebrities and reality-show cast members mingled near displays of diamond jewelry at the five-star Hotel Bel-Air, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Ben Talei got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend. “Congratulations!” a bewildered Kim Kardashian said to the couple. Then she looked at t ... Read full article.