FBI Sting Catches Alleged Archaeological Thieves in Southwest

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 19:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Last week, federal agents swooped in on 23 of the 24 people indicted on charges of stealing archaeological artifacts from public land and Indian reservations in the Southwest.  But after a 60-year-old physician committed suicide over the weekend, Utah senators are saying the raid was overkill. [More]

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