A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
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Note reportedly written by Neil Armstrong.Source: court papers filed in Cicco v. NASA “To Laura Ann Murray – Best of Luck – Neil Armstrong Apollo 11.” This message accompanied a vial…
Theft, Fraud, and Forgery: Cultural Property Crime in the U.S. and the FBI Art Theft Program When: Thursday, July 22nd, 2010, 2:00 – 5:00 pm Where: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &…
Thieves nabbed seven paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands sometime during the night of October 15/16, 2012. Dutch police, in a press release, are asking the following:…
Last week a federal district court sentenced Marcus Patmon, 38, to 23 months in prison after he pled guilty to mail fraud, attempted wire fraud, and the interstate transport of…
Tricia Bishop of the Baltimore Sun has a worthwhile piece titled Art investigators: Saving the country’s cultural heritage, one recovered work at a time. Passion drives the overworked and underappreciated. …
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will be holding public sessions on October 12 and October 14, 2010 to consider renewing the cultural property protection agreement with Colombia and to consider…