Tom ElliottAug 8, 2022

The New York Times reporting on the antiquities seizures and arrest warrant ("criminal possession of stolen property") for Georges Lotfi:

Jacobs, Julia, and Tom Mashberg. “Investigators Say Collector Had Suspect Art and Lots of Chutzpah.” The New York Times, August 8, 2022, sec. Arts. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/arts/design/antiquities-looting-warrant-georges-lofti.html.

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Investigators Say Collector Had Suspect Art and Lots of Chutzpah

The investigators say Georges Lotfi invited them to his storage space because he did not think they would suspect that the antiquities he kept there were stolen, an accusation he denies.