FBI Recovers 22 Artifacts That Were Stolen from Japan During WWII
The FBI returned 22 artifacts that were looted from Japan following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
The FBI returned 22 artifacts that were looted from Japan following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
Homeland Security Investigations returned nearly 300 pre-Columbia artifacts to Mexican officials this week during a repatriation ceremony at the Mexican Consulate in Nogales.
The headquarters near Burns, Oregon, contains thousands of relics.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Indiana man who amassed an incredible collection of exotic artifacts and became the subject of an FBI probe last year has died. Don Miller, 91, died Sunday, nearly a year after the FBI seized thousands of artifacts from all over the world, The Indy Star reports. The case has been…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI raided the property of a 91-year-old man in rural central Indiana where he stored thousands of artifacts from Native Americans, China, Russia and other countries. Fox News reports that the massive collection by Donald Miller spanned eight decades and also included items from Australia, Haiti, New Guinea and Peru. “The…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Terracotta plaques and other ancient artifacts stolen in Iraq by defense contractors in 2004 were returned Thursday by the FBI to the Iraqi government in a ceremony at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Washington. The FBI said it seized the invaluable items during a 2006 investigation. The items included two pottery…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced over the weekend that her agency plans to add up to 54 agents in the coming year to Afghanistan to compliment the current lot of 25, the Washington Post reported. The announcement came during Napolitano’s two-day visit to Afghanistan. The added agents will help…