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A decades-long forgery scheme ensnared Canada’s most famous Indigenous artist, a rock musician turned sleuth and several top museums. Here's how investigators unraveled the incredible scam
He faces prison time for his charge of entry of falsely classified goods.
Stolen from the Villa Albani Torlonia museum in the 1970s, a precious Roman head has finally been recovered by Italian authorities.
Authorities eventually recovered 96 of the lost timepieces, including a $30 million watch commissioned for Marie Antoinette
The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and its partners are aiding in the fight to protect the country's history and to document attempts to erase it