#Sex trafficker from Mexican crime family extradited to NYC

#Sex trafficker from Mexican crime family extradited to NYC

“Sex trafficker from Mexican crime family extradited to NYC” Sex was this family’s business. A Mexican man was arrested and brought to the United States for allegedly running a decades-long sex trafficking ring with his two siblings in Queens, federal prosecutors said Saturday. Leonardo Jimenez-Rodriguez was extradited to Brooklyn, where he faces charges of sex…

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#Fake-art whistleblower accused of possessing stolen works

#Fake-art whistleblower accused of possessing stolen works

“Fake-art whistleblower accused of possessing stolen works” George Lotfi was a rarity. Ranking among New York’s more venerable dealers in antiquities, he was also a prolific whistle-blower — cooperating with the New York City district attorney’s office to rat out sellers-and-smugglers who peddled treasures that had been looted, faked or ginned up with phony provenance. He…

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#Canadian woman busted for selling polar bear skulls to agent

#Canadian woman busted for selling polar bear skulls to agent

“#Canadian woman busted for selling polar bear skulls to agent” A 26-year-old woman from Canada has been busted for allegedly selling two polar bear skulls to an undercover agent and trying to cross over into Quebec with “numerous undeclared wildlife items” including crocodile feet and a three-toed sloth, federal officials said.  Vanessa Rondeau, the owner…

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