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Thief of Warhol, Pollock Paintings Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

01/17/2026

Joseph Atsus, a 51-year-old Pennsylvania man, was sentenced on Tuesday to 48 months in prison, a term of supervised release, and $1 million in restitution for several charges related to his participation in a notorious museum theft ring, the Department …

Метки : грабежискусствопреступлениемузейприговорйоги берра

New Zealand Police Recover Egg Swallowed by Thief

12/06/2025

After six days of dedicated surveillance, New Zealand authorities have recovered a diamond-encrusted Fabergé egg from a thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year-old man allegedly picked up the egg at Auckland’s Partridge Jewellers and ingested it late last week. …

Метки : яйцо фаберженовостиограблениеювелирные изделияновой зеландиипреступление

Suspect in Louvre Heist is Former Museum Guard, Social Media Influencer

11/07/2025

The public is learning more about the four suspects arrested for allegedly stealing the French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum last month. One suspect in particular has garnered attention as a social media star known for his motocross stunts, …

Метки : кражалуврдрагоценностиабдулайе н.преступлениесоциальные сети

Teen Tourist Facing Charges After Dousing Met Museum Masterpiece

11/06/2025

A teenage tourist is facing charges for allegedly vandalizing centuries-old artworks and tearing tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Authorities said 19-year-old Joshua Vaurin hurled water at the 19th century French oil painting The Princess de …

Метки : вандализмискусствонью-йоркмузеймолодёжьпреступление

Jewels Stolen from Louvre Are Valued at $102 M. by French Prosecutor

10/22/2025

The nine objects stolen from the Louvre are worth $102 million, a Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday—less than three days after French authorities claimed they were of “incalculable” value. But Laure Beccuau, the prosecutor in charge of investigating the heist, …

Метки : луврограблениедрагоценностибезопасностьпреступлениефранцузская культура

Crown Jewels Stolen in Broad-Daylight Break-in at the Louvre

10/20/2025

Crown Jewels Stolen in Broad-Daylight Break-in at the Louvre A quartet of thieves made off with priceless necklaces, tiaras, and earrings encrusted with thousands of diamonds and other gems after breaking into theLouvrein Paris on the morning of October 19. …

Метки : кражалуврдрагоценностинаполеонпреступлениенаследие

Alleged Capital Jewish Museum Shooter Filmed His Crime with Bodycam

09/23/2025

The man accused of killing two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May appears to have worn a bodycam and filmed the incident, according to federal investigators. Elias Rodriguez, the suspect, was indicted on …

Метки : вашингтонизраильпреступлениененавистьмузейсобытия

Thief Steals $700,000 in Gold from Paris Museum

09/17/2025

The National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, was broken into early Tuesday morning and several specimens worth €600,000 ($711,000) were stolen, France24 reported. The museum is known for its dinosaur skeletons and taxidermy, as well as its geology …

Метки : музейкражазолотопарижпреступлениенаследие

Egyptian Antiquities Trafficker Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

08/28/2025

An Egyptian doctor who was arrested five years ago for importing hundreds of artifacts into the US without declaring them on customs forms has been sentenced to six months in prison by a federal court judge. On August 27, Ashraf …

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Two Men Sentenced for Stealing Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet

06/14/2025

A judge sentenced two men who stole Maurizio Cattelan‘s 18-carat gold toilet during a 2019 raid at England’s Blenheim Palace, according to a release from Crown Prosecution Service. The 227-pound toilet, titled “America” (2016), was dismantled in a five-minute raid …

Метки : кражаискусствотуалетзолотобленхеймский дворецпреступление

Businessman Given 21-Month Sentence for Role in Gold Toilet Theft

05/19/2025

A judge at Oxford crown court in the UK has handed a businessman a 21-month suspended sentence for his role in the theft of Maurizio Cattelan’s $6-million golden toilet.Frederick Doe, who was photographed celebrating outside the court with his father …

Метки : кражазолотой унитазискусствоограблениесудпреступление

Three Suspects Of Multi-State Art Heist Found Guilty

02/11/2025

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently announced the conviction of three members of a multi-heist art theft ring that stole sports memorabilia, art, and other valuable items from 20 museums and stores over the …

Метки : искусствокражапреступлениесудпенсильванияпамятные вещи

Priceless 2,500-Year-Old Romanian Artifacts Stolen, Dutch Museum Heist

01/28/2025

A collection of artifacts from Romania were stolen in a heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands on Saturday. At roughly 3:45 in the morning, three hooded figures broke into the Dutch museum using explosives to open a …

Метки : кражарумынские артефактымузей дрентснидерландыпреступлениекультурное наследие

Ace Gallery Founder Douglas Chrismas Gets Two Years in Embezzlement Case

01/15/2025

Ace Gallery Founder Douglas Chrismas Gets Two Years in Embezzlement Case Iconoclastic art dealer Douglas Chrismas, who this past May wasconvictedof embezzling more than $260,000 from the bankruptcy estate ofAce Gallery, the Los Angeles gallery he founded in 1986, has …

Метки : искусствомошенничествотюрьманаградагалереяпреступление