Museum Theft Update: Doge’s Palace – Venice, Italy

  Eight months into the investigation, Italian news sites have begun reporting more details on the band of thieves believed to be behind the theft of part of the jewellry collection of Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani. The jewels were stolen from...

Repatriation: The Case of the Stolen TEFAF Buddha

In a tale that began as a follow up to a funding initiative, I was scheduled to be in the Netherlands this past March to meet with folks at Maastricht University who ARCA was collaborating with on an EU funded Horizon 2020 grant proposal designed to address the...

Sicilian judges reject appeal made by William Veres

Screenshot of William Veres from the documentary “The Hunt for Transylvanian Gold” Judges from the Tribunale del Riesame di Caltanissetta, the court of first instance with general jurisdiction in criminal matters within the territory of Caltanissetta, Sicily,...