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The Getty
A six-month investigation of Barry Munitz, the Getty CEO, showed that he had used the trust's tax-exempt resources for himself and his friends, while cutting jobs and the Getty's budget. Getty officials also were found-out for buying antiquities from dealers they suspected of selling looted art, over the past 20 years. They also withheld incriminating evidence when Italian authorities investigated this, all the while promising "full cooperation."
Tags: Getty; art; looted art; mismanagement; antiquities; art thefts
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Head Found on Fifth Avenue
The New Yorker takes a look at how archaeologists are slowly discovering who has been taking the buried treasures of ancient Sicily. Many of the unearthed pieces have ended up in NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art and in the homes of prominent private collectors. The search for looters and the consequences are the primary focus of this article.
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Masterpieces and the Mob
ARTnews reports that "Italy has long captured the public imagination as a place where crime and corruption flourish, but in recent years ties to the art world have made for a whole new brand of scandal. An ex-prime minister stands accused of cultural theft; masterpieces are routinely "kidnapped" for ransom; and the police face an uphill battle to halt the illicit removal of art."
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Cops and Robbers
WMAQ-TV (Chicago) finds Chicago Police policy "says if you've committed a crime you can't get on the force -- unless-- the superintendent says it's ok. At the Chicago Police Department, the superintendent gives his ok to hiring persons guilty of crimes like aggravated assault, battery, theft... Then (WMAQ) learned that some of the officers convicted of batteries prior to being hired were among Chicago's most brutal officers today... Finally, a story about sex, booze and a nude photo session at a Chicago Police Station..."
Tags: VIDEOCLIP TAPE TRANSCRIPT corruption courts selective hiring practices backgrounding rap sheets