The Kouros, one of 46 antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt and returned to the people of Greece. Image courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
NEW YORK (AP) – Dozens of looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund founder Michael Steinhardt after a yearslong investigation have been returned to the people of Greece, prosecutors in New York announced February 23.
Pictured (from left to right): The Larnax, a death mask, and the Stag’s Head Rhyton. Hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt surrendered the three and more in a deal that permitted him to return $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and accept a lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities. Images courtesy of the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
NEW YORK (AP) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt has agreed to turn over more than $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and will be subject to an unprecedented lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities, the Manhattan district attorney announced December 6.
