A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) today arrested Eric Prokopi at his Gainesville, Florida home, where authorities also searched his house. Prokopi is a self-described “commercial paleontologist”…
Attorneys representing “commercial paleontologist” Eric Prokopi filed a motion to dismiss last Friday in the case of United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton. The United States Attorney’s Office for…
A federal district court in Alaska has sentenced Equinox Wilderness Expeditions (EWE) owner Karen Ann Jettmar to three years probation and a $30,000 fine for unlawfully taking a prehistoric fossil…
Endangered Maya carved bone subject to import restrictions. U.S. State Dept. The U.S. government has renewed and expanded its bilateral agreement with Guatemala protecting jeopardized cultural heritage. Friday’s Federal Register…
The Toledo Museum of Art faces another legal challenge this year. A lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the museum to recover employer contributions owed to a pension…
The federal district court in Manhattan yesterday heard arguments in the matter of United States Of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture, Currently Located at Sotheby’s In New…