N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Brooklyn Man Indicted on Cultural Artifacts Smuggling Charges
July 07, 2020
July 07, 2020
BROOKLYN, New York, July 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release:
An indictment has been returned in federal court in Central Islip, New York charging Ashraf Omar Eldarir, a U.S. citizen, with smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States. Eldarir was previously arrested on a complaint in February 2020 after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with three suitcases filled wit . . .
An indictment has been returned in federal court in Central Islip, New York charging Ashraf Omar Eldarir, a U.S. citizen, with smuggling Egyptian cultural property into the United States. Eldarir was previously arrested on a complaint in February 2020 after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with three suitcases filled wit . . .