Preemptive Rulings Sought in Moon Dust and Bronze Horse Cases
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…
forfeiture actions | Greece | Syria | Turkey
Importer Restored Ancient Mosaic. FBI Seized It. Now U.S. Attorney Seeks Forfeiture.
Defendant mosaic seized by the FBI that prosecutors say measures18 ft. x 8 ft. and weighs approximately one ton. In a recently filed civil forfeiture case involving cultural property, prosecutors…
Proposed Bill Enlists Art & Antiquities Dealers in the Fight Against Money Laundering
The U.S. House of Representatives will consider a bill that adds art and antiquities dealers to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Introduced last Friday by Representative Luke Messer (R-IN-6), H.R….
New European AML/CTF Legislation Includes Art Dealers and Flags Cultural Artifacts Transactions
European Parliament Members of the European Parliament have adopted a legislative resolution endorsing a December 2017 agreement with the European Council that, for the first time, includes art dealers and…
AAMD | Antiquities Coalition | antiquities trafficking | China | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | looted antiquities | memorandum of understanding (MoU) | UNESCO Convention (1970)
Cultural Property Groups Weigh In on China MoU (including how to watch the May 2, 2018 CPAC hearing live)
CLICK HERE TO WATCH CPAC’S PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 2, 2018 AT 3PM EDT. The cultural property Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and China is up for…
Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) | ancient coins | Baltimore coin case | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | UNESCO Convention (1970)
AUSA Calls Baltimore Test Case “A Numismatic Fantasy”
AUSA Molissa Farber “It’s not a case about coins that the Guild wants. This is a case about regulations that the Guild doesn’t want.” That’s how Assistant United States Attorney…