Objection to Bill of Particulars Filed in U.S. v. Khouli et al.
Microraptor fossil recovered by ICE. Fossil smuggling has been an area of law enforcement success for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The investigative arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rarely…
Cracking down on the illegal antiquities trade by regularly prosecuting criminal offenders and dismantling their infrastructure must be a leadership priority for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE). The Homeland…
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…
Ivory seized by federal authorities. Photo USFWS. Federal prosecutors in the eastern district of New York last week secured a conviction in the case of United States v. Victor Gordon….
A specific description of objects and papers in the possession of federal authorities is now available in the criminal case involving Mousa “Morris” Khouli, Joseph A. Lewis II, Salem Alshdaifat,…
Crimes against culture rarely appear on the radar of law enforcement authorities. And when such crimes are investigated–oftentimes after years of time and effort–many prosecutors tend to let such cases…