Cultural Heritage Trafficking Requires Deterrence
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HSI officials returned smuggled cultural artifacts to the Turkish government during a ceremony held last week in New York City. Source: ICE |
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HSI officials returned smuggled cultural artifacts to the Turkish government during a ceremony held last week in New York City. Source: ICE |
Sunny, a Labrador retriever in training,with his Penn Vet handler duringa luggage search demonstration Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. At a special celebration held…
The US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, brought an in rem action (Latin for “against the thing”) on June 14, 2011 to forfeit cultural property seized from Mousa…
Barry Landau yesterday pleaded guilty to conspiracy and theft charges related to stealing historical documents from several institutions along the east coast. In December 2011, Landau’s attorney filed a motion…
What due diligence can museums undertake to protect their collections of artifacts from risks of legal seizure?Museums routinely and successfully protect their archaeological collections from threats of loss posed by…
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,…
ICE returned smuggled antiquities to Afghanistanduring a photo-op held in Washington, DC in 2013.No prosecutions resulted from the case. Newly obtained documents released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveal…