Court Denies Alshdaifat Motion to Change Venue in United States v. Khouli et al.
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Egyptian coffin seized inUS v. Khouli et al.Courtesy ICE. Mousa “Morris” Khouli pleaded guilty yesterday to smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States and making a false statement to…
Source: US District Court, Eastern District of New York The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has scheduled an important hearing in the alleged antiquities trafficking…
The United States and Egypt signed a cultural property Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday after lengthy consideration. The agreement, authorized by the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA), restricts…
Lawyers for Joseph Lewis, II this past Friday filed a reply memorandum in support of their earlier motion to dismiss. They claim that the prosecution does not have the evidence…
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Federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY.Photo by Jim Henderson. CC The latest pleading filed by Salem Alshdaifat’s attorney in the case of US v. Khouli et al. asks for a change of venue. The defense…