Looted Cultural Objects Recovered in Iraq

ByRick St. Hilaire May 26, 2010May 2, 2023

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty today reports that Iraqi authorities seized ten ancient gold coins along with two paintings during a sting operation that broke up an antiquities smuggling ring.

http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraq_Says_Antiquities_Ring_Busted/2053617.html

©2010-2022 Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hilaire. Content discussing cultural heritage law, art law, looted antiquities, stolen artifacts, and museum risk management that is general information only, not legal advice.

Exploiting Cultural Property is an “Important Revenue Stream” for ISIS

ByRick St. Hilaire November 17, 2015April 26, 2023

Dr. Michael Danti testifying on Capitol Hill about ISIS terror funding. “ISIS has developed an organized and systematic approach for exploiting portable cultural property as an important revenue stream, especially…

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | forfeiture actions | Hobby Lobby | Iraq | smuggling

Cultural Property Forfeiture: Hobby Lobby Could Pay $2000/Day if U.S. Attorney’s Agreement Violated

ByRick St. Hilaire July 7, 2017April 26, 2023

Cuneiform tablet subject to forfeiture. After a six and a half year probe by federal authority into ancient cultural property imports acquired by Hobby Lobby, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in…

Iraq | religious heritage

UPDATED > Calling Attention to the Destruction of Heritage in Iraq

ByRick St. Hilaire July 24, 2014April 26, 2023

Greed often motivates cultural heritage trafficking. The illegal looting, smuggling, laundering, and sale of heritage objects is typically undertaken to earn cash. But a far more insidious crime is cultural…

exports | forfeiture actions | looted antiquities | Thailand

Thai Cultural Property Case Edges Closer to Settlement

ByRick St. Hilaire January 20, 2021April 26, 2023

Lintels 1 and 2 from the Asian Art Museum.Photo: US Attorney Northern District of California. Lintels allegedly taken unlawfully from Thailand and given to the Asian Art Museum in California…

Making a Difference: SAFE Founder Cindy Ho Awarded AIA’s Outstanding Public Service Award

ByRick St. Hilaire January 16, 2016April 26, 2023

Indifference is a word unknown to Cindy Ho. A graphic designer and independent professional, Ms. Ho created Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE) in 2003 in an effort to stop the destruction…

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | import protections | looted antiquities | provenance | seizure laws

Importing Cultural Objects Legally: Information Required for U.S. Customs Import Rulings

ByRick St. Hilaire December 13, 2012April 27, 2023

On December 3, 2012 this blog discussed The Cultural Property Importer’s Responsibility. Today’s post continues that discussion by describing the information required by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when assessing…

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