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.
Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks today ordered prison time for the pair charged with illegal possession, transportation, and sale of Henri Matisse’s Odalisque in Red Pants. The federal court in the southern district…
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…
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…
Angkor Wat in Cambodia The Federal Register reports that the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider renewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Cambodia….
“The court denies the petition for rehearing en banc.” That was the order of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 18 in the case of Ancient Coin Collectors…
Eric Prokopi pleaded guilty on Thursday in a case involving the smuggling of dinosaur fossils. In a press release, Preet Bharara, the U.S. States Attorney for the Southern District of New…