Gordon Ivory Smuggling Prosecution on Trial Track
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| U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch |
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| U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch |
“Archeological, historic pieces” from Japan is how the import paperwork described a Tyrannosaurus Bataar skull that illegally entered the United States. But the dinosaur head should have been classified as…
A federal district court in Utah has accepted a guilty plea from a man accused of violating the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA). UPDATED > 10/21/14: Judge Dale A. Kimball on October…
In July 2012, CHL wondered whether federal-state cooperation and the use of state criminal law–as opposed to federal criminal law–to prosecute international heritage trafficking may be taking shape in New…
Cultural property attorneys should inform their dealer and collector clients that due diligence and a transparent marketplace are necessary to steer clear of contraband heritage that is offered for sale….
Prosecutors in Brooklyn last week entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with defendant Joseph Lewis, II, completing the alleged antiquities trafficking case of United States v. Khouli et al. One co-defendant’s sentence…
A multiple count felony indictment against Moussa “Morris” Khouli, Joseph A. Lewis II, Salem Alshdaifat, and Ayman Ramadan charges the defendants with antiquities smuggling crimes. Three defendants are now actively…