Thursday, July 25, 2013

United States Returns Stolen Antique Books to the National Library of Sweden

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today the return to the National Library of Sweden of two antique books that were stolen from the library in the 1990s. The books, which were once part of the collections of Swedish royalty, contain early depictions of interior areas of the United States, including the Mississippi River, by explorers.
Read More: http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/united-states-returns-stolen-antique-books-to-the-national-library-of-sweden

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