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Chasing Aphrodite
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Researching the illicit antiquities trade for two decades as an investigative reporter, author, blogger, tweeter, investigator, founder @MuseumofLoot and now...skeeter?

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What impact did this handful of specialized HSI agents have in recent years?

Working with Manhattan DA's ATU, they helped convict 18 antiquities traffickers, recovered approximately 6,100 antiquities valued at $480 million, and returned approximately 5,770 of them to 32 countries, with more daily.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Quiet part out loud:

“It’s evidence at the time of purchase of the best level of due diligence,” ALR’s Olivia Whitting said. “If, later on, a claim is made on the piece, the collector can show that they did their due diligence, and the documentation provided passed our checks.”

Nope!
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Here’s the research on those forgeries: d2f7x7uhr2xem7.cloudfront.net/sixteen_by_n...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM