subject: Top 10 Diamond Scandals throughout History [print this page] 6) The Blue Diamond Affair6) The Blue Diamond Affair. The blue diamond affair was basically about a Thai worker who stole a blue diamond one of the rarest types of diamond found on earth from the Saudi Royal family, which lead to the murder several Thais and Saudis as well as a massive diplomatic snafu. It took place in the 1980s and 1990s and did not end until 2008.
