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European Art Thieves: FBI Made Us Do It

allan13 years ago11 years ago03 mins

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The perpetrators of a European art heist are accusing the FBI of encouraging them to carry out the plan to steal a Monet, a Sisley and two Breughels., according to the British Daily Mail. Pierre-Noel Dumarais, the 64-year-old leader of the gang, insists the FBI persuaded them to steal the art,…

Ex-Philly FBI Agent Bob Wittman Pens Book on Art Thefts

allan14 years ago11 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When it comes to ex-FBI agent Bob Wittman, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Michael Klein put it best: “During his 20 years as a Philly-based FBI special agent, Bob Wittman is credited with recovering nearly a quarter-billion dollars worth of art. That’s a lot of Monet.” Wittman, who started the FBI’s Art Crime…