By: wgsant
It will be interesting to see where this goes. Sotheby’s is certainly not going to be intimidated by a federal attorney, as often happens to small businesses in the trade. From all the buzz that...
View ArticleBy: Kimberly Alderman
Civil and criminal suits are not mutually exclusive. The State could still bring a criminal prosecution, but may not have found sufficient evidence of Latchford having committed a crime within the...
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If Mr. Latchford never actually had title to the object, nor “owned” it in a contractual sense, how can the government file suit against him to recover it for repatriation? On the other hand, I presume...
View ArticleBy: Kimberly Alderman
The suit is against the object itself, not Latchford. You can read the rather interesting history of ownership in the complaint (linked to in the post). I don’t think it’s all quite as scandalous as...
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In these cases, the suit is ALWAYS against the object itself, but it is not the object that is at risk. Sorry for not following all of the links, sometimes my interests and enthusiasm override my...
View ArticleBy: Christiano de Monaco
Let’s remember few points! The conscience about the preservation of the cultural patrimony is rather recent. We see constantly the scandalous news about possible looting and also the provenance of...
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By: wgsant
My best wishes as well to Kimberly, Christiano and all who read these lines. May your holidays be peaceful and memorable. For those who long for snow, I think Kimberly might have some extra
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By: Kimberly Alderman
Merry Christmas, all! I will be celebrating in Maryland with family, so not too much snow I’m sure.
View ArticleBy: wgsant
It will be interesting to see where this goes. Sotheby’s is certainly not going to be intimidated by a federal attorney, as often happens to small businesses in the trade. From all the buzz that...
View ArticleBy: Kimberly Alderman
Civil and criminal suits are not mutually exclusive. The State could still bring a criminal prosecution, but may not have found sufficient evidence of Latchford having committed a crime within the...
View ArticleBy: wgsant
If Mr. Latchford never actually had title to the object, nor “owned” it in a contractual sense, how can the government file suit against him to recover it for repatriation? On the other hand, I presume...
View ArticleBy: Kimberly Alderman
The suit is against the object itself, not Latchford. You can read the rather interesting history of ownership in the complaint (linked to in the post). I don’t think it’s all quite as scandalous as...
View ArticleBy: wgsant
In these cases, the suit is ALWAYS against the object itself, but it is not the object that is at risk. Sorry for not following all of the links, sometimes my interests and enthusiasm override my...
View ArticleBy: Christiano de Monaco
Let’s remember few points! The conscience about the preservation of the cultural patrimony is rather recent. We see constantly the scandalous news about possible looting and also the provenance of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
By: wgsant
My best wishes as well to Kimberly, Christiano and all who read these lines. May your holidays be peaceful and memorable. For those who long for snow, I think Kimberly might have some extra
View ArticleClik here to view.
By: Kimberly Alderman
Merry Christmas, all! I will be celebrating in Maryland with family, so not too much snow I’m sure.
View ArticleBy: Christiano de Monaco
UPDATE about the looting of the Cultural heritage of Egypt 1. Introduction The list below presents an update about the damage and looting of the Archaeological Sites and Museums in Egypt. It was based...
View ArticleBy: wgsant
It will be interesting to see where this goes. Sotheby’s is certainly not going to be intimidated by a federal attorney, as often happens to small businesses in the trade. From all the buzz that...
View ArticleBy: Kimberly Alderman
Civil and criminal suits are not mutually exclusive. The State could still bring a criminal prosecution, but may not have found sufficient evidence of Latchford having committed a crime within the...
View ArticleBy: wgsant
If Mr. Latchford never actually had title to the object, nor “owned” it in a contractual sense, how can the government file suit against him to recover it for repatriation? On the other hand, I presume...
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