VOA Visits Cambodian Statue’s Original Location

ByRick St. Hilaire April 8, 2012May 2, 2023

As readers are aware, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is seeking to forfeit an ancient Cambodian statute located at Sotheby’s in Manhattan. Daniel Schearf of VOA went to the statue’s original location in Koh Ker.

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Cambodia | Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Honduras | memorandum of understanding (MoU)

CPAC to Meet on Cambodian MoU Renewal – Honduras Considered Too

ByRick St. Hilaire January 6, 2013April 27, 2023

Angkor Wat in Cambodia The Federal Register reports that the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider renewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Cambodia….

Cambodia | forfeiture actions | Sotheby's | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

Federal Attorneys File Motion in Support of Cambodian Statue’s Forfeiture from Sotheby’s, Arguing the “Signs of Theft Should Have Been Obvious”

ByRick St. Hilaire August 21, 2012May 2, 2023

“In this case, the signs of the Statue’s theft should have been obvious to a major international art dealer like Sotheby’s.” That is what the United States Attorneys Office, Southern…

Cambodia | forfeiture actions | Sotheby's | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

Court Issues Restraining Order in Sotheby’s Cambodian Statue Case

ByRick St. Hilaire April 6, 2012May 2, 2023

U.S. District Court Judge George B. Daniels today issued a restraining order on a statue located at Sotheby’s in Manhattan. He ordered that the ancient Khmer temple statute remain at…

New Allegations Raised in Sotheby’s Forfeiture Case: Cambodian Statue Stolen in 1972 – Trafficked through Thailand with Head Removed – Scientist Fired [UPDATED]

ByRick St. Hilaire November 13, 2012April 27, 2023

Federal prosecutors on Friday filed a motion to amend their forfeiture complaint in the case of United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture, Currently Located at…

Museum Raids Cases: Rare Antiquities. Rare Convictions for Gallery Owners. Rare Prison Sentence.

ByRick St. Hilaire December 17, 2015April 26, 2023

In the annals of cultural property law, prosecutions targeting transnational antiquities trafficking networks are rare. Even more rare are felony convictions. Scarcer still are prison sentences. So what happened this…

forfeiture actions | National Stolen Property Act (NSPA) | Sotheby's | U.S. v. Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture

Cambodian Statue Forfeiture Case Moves Forward – Sotheby’s Motion to Dismiss is Denied

ByRick St. Hilaire March 29, 2013April 27, 2023

The federal district court for the southern district of New York today allowed federal prosecutors to amend their forfeiture complaint in the case of United States of America v. A…

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