Guilty pleas entered by three from burglary ring that stole art, including Warhol, Pollock

Exterior of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Penn., photographed in September 2007. It was among the museums and institutions targeted by a burglary ring during the course of two decades. On June 30, three of the nine individuals involved pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to the case. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jeffrey from Dunmore, Penn. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Exterior of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Penn., photographed in September 2007. It was among the museums and institutions targeted by a burglary ring during the course of two decades. On June 30, three of the nine individuals involved pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to the case. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jeffrey from Dunmore, Penn. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Exterior of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Penn., photographed in September 2007. It was among the museums and institutions targeted by a burglary ring during the course of two decades. On June 30, three of the nine individuals involved pleaded guilty to federal charges. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jeffrey from Dunmore, Penn. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Three of nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a burglary ring that authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say stole artwork – including works by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock – as well as antique weapons, sports memorabilia and other items from museums and other institutions during two decades.

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