Gordon Ivory Smuggling Prosecution on Trial Track
U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch |
U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch |
Federal agents seized approximately one ton of elephant ivory smuggled over three years through JFK International Airport in New York. They arrested Philadelphia art dealer Victor Gordon for allegedly committing…
Microraptor fossil recovered by ICE. Fossil smuggling has been an area of law enforcement success for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The investigative arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rarely…
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) petitioned for a warrant on July 12, 2011 to search Salem Alshdaifat’s home-based business and seize “antique coins and[/]or other antiquities or any other works of…
Earlier this week, Holyland Numismatics coin dealer Salem Alshdaifat signaled his intention to plead guilty to one charge of accessory after the fact in the case of U.S. v. Khouli…
An article appearing in Coin World reports that law enforcement officials on January 3, 2012 seized two ancient Greek coins from Italy before they were sold at a New York International…
In the annals of cultural property law, prosecutions targeting transnational antiquities trafficking networks are rare. Even more rare are felony convictions. Scarcer still are prison sentences. So what happened this…