DOJ Returns Looted Antiquities to Cambodia
Thirteen Khmer antiquities linked to art dealer Douglas Latchford are being returned to Cambodia, DOJ announced last week. The now-deceased Latchford was previously indicted for leading a scheme to sell "looted Cambodian antiquities on the international art market." In the…
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indictment, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York alleged that Latchford sold the goods via false statements and fake provenance documents (see 2201110078). The items, which were housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, were repatriated by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Homeland Security Investigations New York Field Office.