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Prosecutors offered a glimpse Friday of the damning evidence they plan to introduce at the upcoming murder trial of a “jeweler to the stars” lover accused of killing a Connecticut man.

Assistant DA Antoinette Carter said James Rackover, 27, allegedly stole thousands of dollars from his much older lover, jeweler Jeffrey Rackover, to pay off a drug debt.

He took $50,000 from Venmo, PayPal and Bank of America accounts in addition to a $30,000 watch, she said at a hearing to determine the evidence that will be admitted at the Manhattan Supreme Court trial slated to start Monday.

James Rackover and co-defendant Larry Dilione allegedly strangled, stabbed and bludgeoned Joseph Comunale inside the Sutton Place pad Jeffrey had rented for James, after Comunale said Dilione was mooching off him during a night of partying Nov. 13, 2016.

Rackover’s defense lawyer, Robert Caliendo, said, ““These unrelated, unproven allegations have nothing to do with the issues that matter in this case.”

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