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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

FBI returns stolen document signed by conquistador Hernan Cortes to Mexico

Nearly five centuries after Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes signed a priceless manuscript page, it has been returned by the FBI to Mexico after being stolen from national archives.
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fromFortune
1 day ago

FBI returns priceless stolen Hernan Cortes manuscript to Mexico

FBI returned a manuscript page signed by Hernán Cortés to Mexico after it was stolen decades ago.
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fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

He went undercover to catch art thieves. Now he's using tech to stop forgeries

Daniel Elie Bouaziz was sentenced to prison for money laundering after his Palm Beach gallery sold forgeries of famous artists like Georgia O'Keeffe and Banksy, aided by fake documents.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Bargain Hunt expert jailed for selling art to suspected Hezbollah financier

A former Bargain Hunt art expert was sentenced to prison for selling art linked to a Hezbollah financier.
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