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FBI investigating sale of suspected stolen treasures from British Museum, BBC reports
The FBI is investigating the sale of what are suspected to be hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum to buyers in the United States, the BBC reported on Monday. According to the report, the US law enforcement agency has also facilitated the return of 268 items, which the London museum claims belong to it, that were sold to a collector in Washington DC.
British Museum: Stolen antiquities sold to 45 buyers on eBay
The Supreme Court ordered the “opening” of files from eBay & PayPal platforms especially the account of the suspect & former curator Dr. Peter Higgs on eBay
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them
The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online .
British Museum obtains court order against ex-curator over alleged thefts
A London court has ordered a former curator at the British Museum accused of stealing hundreds of artefacts to provide the museum with a list of all items he is suspected of taking and to return those still in his possession.
Culture Ministry following developments at British Museum ‘very carefully’
The Culture Minister has said that her ministry is following developments at the British Museum "very carefully" after it emerged that the London institution's curator of Greek collections, Greek sculpture and the Hellenistic period was sacked after the disappearance of precious objects.