Antiquities Trafficking Bathed in Sunshine: Disclosures of Shell Company Owners and Suspicious Financial Transactions May Be on the Horizon if the NDAA Becomes Law
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Antiquities Trafficking Bathed in Sunshine: Disclosures of Shell Company Owners and Suspicious Financial Transactions May Be on the Horizon if the NDAA Becomes Law

ByRick St. Hilaire

The National Defense Authorization Act’s anti-money laundering sections would shine a light on antiquities trafficking by revealing the true owners of shady antiquities import companies and by enlisting the help…

Cultural Property Lawyers Take Note: ABA Ethics Opinion Warns About Criminal Clients
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Cultural Property Lawyers Take Note: ABA Ethics Opinion Warns About Criminal Clients

ByRick St. Hilaire

Does a potential client want to commit an antiquities trafficking crime? The cultural property lawyer needs to find out. One way cultural heritage traffickers cover their tracks, wash dirty money,…

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Proposed Bill Enlists Art & Antiquities Dealers in the Fight Against Money Laundering

ByRick St. Hilaire

The U.S. House of Representatives will consider a bill that adds art and antiquities dealers to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Introduced last Friday by Representative Luke Messer (R-IN-6), H.R….

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State Attorneys General Should Address the Scam of Illegal Antiquities in the Marketplace

ByRick St. Hilaire

State attorneys general should address the ballooning scam of criminals using the art and antiquities marketplace to sell faked, forged, looted, stolen, and smuggled cultural property. This hijacking of the trade…

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Shouldn’t Art and Antiquities Sellers Be Subject to Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing Laws?

ByRick St. Hilaire

Banks, casinos, and high value asset sellers are subject to federal laws that flush out terrorist financiers and money launderers. So why aren’t art and antiquities sellers subject to the…