Chicago Museums Seek Summary Judgment in Rubin v. Iran
The Field Museum of Natural History and the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute filed a motion for summary judgment last week seeking to end a case that has pitted victims…
Second Case Dismissed in Hojo Currency Plate Prosecution
The U.S. Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Michigan, has dismissed charges in the matter of an allegedly stolen Korean currency plate. Prosecutors closed their criminal case against Midwest Auction Galleries…
antiquities trafficking | Egypt | International Council of Museums (ICOM) | looted antiquities | museums | SAFE | UNESCO
Responses to the Destruction of Heritage in Egypt
Lives and livelihoods are in jeopardy in Egypt, which must be safeguarded. Those involved with heritage preservation, meanwhile, must do what they are able in order to protect history and…
Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | forfeiture actions | Peru | U.S. v. 29 Peruvian Artifacts
Stakes Raised in Peruvian Artifacts Forfeiture Case: Claimant Says Objects Not Peruvian as Prosecutors Make New Assertions in Second Forfeiture Complaint
Miami, Florida. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on July 18 filed a second complaint to forfeit Peruvian cultural property. The complaint alleges that Jean Combe Fritz,…
Using MLATs in State Court Cultural Property Prosecutions
Many more receiving stolen property cases are handled in state courts rather than federal courts. Whether the cases involve illegally possessed, transported, or sold jewelry, cars, computers, or other stolen…
Ka Nefer Nefer Forfeiture Case: SLAM Appellate Brief Strongly Criticizes Government
Lawyers for the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) this week answered the government’s appellate brief in the case of U.S. v. Mask of Ka Nefer Nefer, saying there is “no basis…