American Museums and Subhash Kapoor’s Artifacts
Inside the Art of the Past gallery in New York.Source: Google Local The arrest and extradition of Subhash Kapoor has made headlines in India and garnered the attention of several…
Weiss Pleads Guilty to Attempted Possession Charges in New York – State Criminal Law Applied Successfully in Cultural Property Case
Dr. Arnold Peter Weiss, originally charged with a felony, pleaded guilty today in a New York state court to misdemeanor counts of attempted criminal possession of stolen property in the…
Landau’s Theft of Historical Documents Earns Time Behind Bars
A federal prison in Maryland.Source: BOP Historical documents thief Barry Landau was sentenced today to prison. Landau pleaded guilty to his crime in February, admitting to stealing volumes of treasured…
Prosecution Specifies Laws Allegedly Violated in U.S. v. Khouli et al. Prosecution
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…
U.S. v. Khouli et al. Update: Judge Denies Defendants’ Discovery Motion… With An Exception
“In general, defendants’ motion for a bill of particulars is denied ….” That was the order of Chief Magistrate Steven M. Gold in the alleged antiquities trafficking cases of Joseph…
Gordon Ivory Smuggling Prosecution on Trial Track
The case of United States v. Victor Gordon appears on track for trial. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has issued a schedule that slates…