U.S. attorney for the Eastern Division of New York

Despite smuggled antiquities purchase, some say criticism of Bible museum is unfair

By Menachem Wecker — August 3, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Questionable artifacts haven't cast doubt on the reputations of other museums and institutions in the same way as occurred after the Museum of the Bible's acquisition of thousands of items from Iraq in a sale that was 'fraught with red flags.'

Experts say Hobby Lobby must have known it was illegally importing artifacts

By Lauren Markoe — July 6, 2017
(RNS) 'No dealer in his right mind would have been involved in this,' said Jerome Eisenberg, an antiquities dealer who has specialized in ancient art for more than 60 years.
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