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FBI seizes trove of cultural artifacts at 91-year-old Indiana man's home
Foxnews.com ^ | 4/3/2014 | Foxnews.com

Posted on 04/03/2014 6:31:41 AM PDT by alancarp

INDIANAPOLIS – FBI agents have seized thousands of artifacts from Native Americans, Russia, China, and other nations from a 91-year-old man's private collection in rural central Indiana.

The items, which also came from Haiti, Australia, New Guinea and Peru, were collected by Donald Miller of Waldron over eight decades, FBI Special Agent Robert Jones said at a news conference.

"The cultural value of these artifacts is immeasurable," Jones said while refusing to disclose details of any of the individual items taken from Miller's property.

Some items were acquired improperly, but Miller, who traveled extensively, obtained others legally or before laws affecting them were on the books, Jones said. Federal authorities will attempt to repatriate items with their rightful owners, he said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; donaldmiller; fbi; godsgravesglyphs; indiana; property; seizure
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To: alancarp

Somebody has to invoke Godwin’s law here...but we’re there as a country I think.


61 posted on 04/03/2014 9:25:25 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Steve_Seattle
"Museums are full of this stuff..."

Yeah, and the majority of the stuff in their collections sits in drawers and cupboards, never to be seen by the public. At least this guy allowed schools and groups in to view his collection.

62 posted on 04/03/2014 9:32:44 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: jellybean

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63 posted on 04/03/2014 10:03:36 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?)
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To: Louis Foxwell

bump


64 posted on 04/03/2014 2:17:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: LambSlave

“Or worse yet, left in the ground to rust, rot and decay. I think it is criminal that private citizens cannot recover artifacts from battlefields and other historic sites. The agencies that oversee them do not and have never have the resources to recover even a fraction of artifacts, so the vast majority are lost forever. Simply allowing folks to buy a permit, recover, and turn over any items considered to be of great historical value (perhaps with some compensation) would serve everyone’s interest best.”

I agree wholeheartedly with your statements. Sadly, I suspect your ideas are far too commonsensical and far too efficient to ever be considered by the bureaucrats in academia or government.


65 posted on 04/04/2014 11:47:24 AM PDT by jameslalor
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66 posted on 04/04/2014 1:50:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Obama is now making Jimmy Carter look like Attila the Hun. /focus/news/3138768/posts)
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To: mass55th
Sounds like a cover story. There's something else going on here. The FBI is lying I think.

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67 posted on 04/05/2014 9:33:07 AM PDT by FBD
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