Gordon Ivory Smuggling Prosecution on Trial Track
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| U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch |
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| U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch |
Newly unsealed antiquities trafficking charges detail an alleged Cambodian smuggling network.CPIA enforcement, the “CPIA Embargo,” and statute of limitations are some of the legal issues presented by the grand jury…
The recent repatriations of Cambodian cultural objects by Sotheby’s, Christie’s, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Norton Simon Museum have once again drawn public attention to at-risk Cambodian heritage. It has also…
The prosecution has more particularly identified the laws it will use to prosecute Joseph A. Lewis, II and Salem Alshdaifat, both indicted last year by a New York federal grand…
Transnational cultural heritage trafficking thrives on an opaque art and antiquities market. Attractive features of this marketplace include discretion surrounding business transactions, easy creation of shell corporations, the high probability…
Cultural property attorneys should inform their dealer and collector clients that due diligence and a transparent marketplace are necessary to steer clear of contraband heritage that is offered for sale….
An article appearing in Coin World reports that law enforcement officials on January 3, 2012 seized two ancient Greek coins from Italy before they were sold at a New York International…