4th Circuit Court Denies ACCG’s Request for Rehearing
“The court denies the petition for rehearing en banc.” That was the order of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 18 in the case of Ancient Coin Collectors…
Guilty Plea in Dinosaur Smuggling Case
Eric Prokopi pleaded guilty on Thursday in a case involving the smuggling of dinosaur fossils. In a press release, Preet Bharara, the U.S. States Attorney for the Southern District of New…
antiquities trafficking | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | El Salvador | import protections | prosecutions
U.S. v. Perez: Criminal Penalties for Violating Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act
As 2012 comes to a close, a case concluded in the Central District of California this year is important to highlight. It is the federal district court matter of United…
antiquities trafficking | Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | prosecutions | US v. Khouli et al.
U.S. v. Khouli et al. Update: Second Guilty Plea Expected Today in Egyptian Antiquities Case
Earlier this week, Holyland Numismatics coin dealer Salem Alshdaifat signaled his intention to plead guilty to one charge of accessory after the fact in the case of U.S. v. Khouli…
antiquities trafficking | Argentina | Canada | Greece | Italy | looted antiquities | Mexico | prosecutions | Spain | Turkey | UNESCO Convention (1970) | United Nations
U.S. Supports U.N. Resolution Urging Countries to Take Antiquities Trafficking Seriously
U.S. Mission to the U.N. Source: Elmschrat CC The United States has supported a Greek-sponsored UN resolution (A/RES/67/80) titled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin.” The resolution…
“Maintaining Plausible Deniability”: Prosecutors in Sotheby’s Duryodhana Case Charge Sotheby’s with Avoiding Mention of the Alleged Theft of the Cambodian Statue
Prosecutors rebuked Sotheby’s last Friday, accusing the New York auction house in a reply memorandum of failing to disclose information it knew about a Duryodhana statue offered for sale this…