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September Edition
Michael Anthony Jackson – this 45 year old convict with a rap-sheet including murder, domestic violence assaulter, assault, and negligent driving is now facing felony malicious mischief charges for damaging an 18th century Chinese urn, at the Seattle Art Museum in July. According to police reports, Jackson pushed the urn over, worth more than $100,000, … Continue reading
August Edition
Marcel Lazar Lehel – this hacker, who broke into the email accounts of numerous US and European leaders, was sentenced to 4 years in jail by a Romanian court. Lehel, whose hacker handle was Guccifer, is best known for informing the world that George W. Bush was spending a great deal of his post-retirement time … Continue reading
Art Thief claims reality tv show footage can prove his innocence
$100,000 worth of artwork was allegedly stolen from a Kings Point estate by Joselito Vega, a hired house painter, in 2012. Vega was arrested after authorities were notified about video footage caught by a hidden camera during the filming of CBS’s reality show, “Brooklyn DA,” which later aired over a three episode played out drama … Continue reading
Theft at The Jean and Price Daniel Home and Archives
According to the Boulin, the former home of Texas governor Price Daniels, now a home museum, was broken into on December 12th. Daniel who held office from 1957 to 1963 had a large collection of historical memorabilia and artifacts. Museum officials have determined that silverware, jewelry, a sword, a Native American headdress and WWII items … Continue reading
Damien Hirst artworks worth £33,000 stolen from London gallery
Someone may be getting a pretty nice (but stolen) Christmas present this year! Two Damien Hirst works were stolen Monday night from the Exhibitionist Gallery in London. Combined, the prints are valued at £33,000 (just under $55,000) and had been acquired by the gallery just 4 days prior to the theft. Police believe the two … Continue reading
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