Cultural Property Lawyers Must Remain Alert to Antiquities Trafficking and Money Laundering
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Cultural Property Lawyers Must Remain Alert to Antiquities Trafficking and Money Laundering

A new GAO report finds that criminals and terrorists may attempt to use lawyers to launder money.  Cultural property attorneys should be vigilant. A congressional watchdog charges that some arts…

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7 Questions You Have About the Manhattan DA’s Agreement with “A New York Antiquities Collector”

Stag’s Head Rhyton, c. 400 BC from Milas, Turkey, site of illegal excavations. Purchased by Steinhardt for $2.6 mil from the Merrin Gallery in 1991. Loaned to The Met in 1993….

Antiquities Trafficking Bathed in Sunshine: Disclosures of Shell Company Owners and Suspicious Financial Transactions May Be on the Horizon if the NDAA Becomes Law
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Antiquities Trafficking Bathed in Sunshine: Disclosures of Shell Company Owners and Suspicious Financial Transactions May Be on the Horizon if the NDAA Becomes Law

The National Defense Authorization Act’s anti-money laundering sections would shine a light on antiquities trafficking by revealing the true owners of shady antiquities import companies and by enlisting the help…