It's alleged that Charles Hacker, 63, of Montebello, tried to have his cake and eat it too, and now he's facing a whole bunch of criminal charges.

Hacker is due in court this morning on allegations he pawned his wife's 1.60 carat diamond pendant worth $7,400 at Clarkstown Coin & Jewelry, and then filed an insurance claim reporting it was stolen, possibly by a houseguest, reports Fios 1.

He received an insurance check for $7,350 in 2014 but a police detective was able to determine that the pendant was never stolen, and that Hacker had simply pawned it.