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Nancy Wiener
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Nancy Wiener is an antiquities dealer who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen property.[1][2]
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Art dealing
Daughter of art dealer Doris Wiener (d. April 6, 2011), Nancy Wiener also worked as an art dealer in New York.[1][3][4]
A joint federal and state investigation into antiquities trafficking known as "Hidden Idol" resulted in the criminal lawsuit People of the State of New York v. Nancy Wiener, No. SCI-05191-2016 (N.Y. Crim. Ct. filed Dec. 21, 2016). [5]
Wiener was arrested in Manhattan December 2016 and charged with conspiring with international smuggling and trafficking looted objects.[6][7][8] Her gallery sold art to clients including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and National Gallery of Australia.[9][10][11][12]
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False provenance for looted art
Wiener acknowledged in court that she used fake provenances to conceal the true origins of the looted objects.[1] She was ordered to pay $1.2 million in forfeitures and fines.[13]
Restitutions to India and other countries
Numerous antiquities that passed through Doris and Nancy Wiener have been restituted to India following criminal investigations.[14][15][16] Cultural heritage artworks looted from Cambodia and Myanmar have also been investigated and in some cases returned.[17][18][19]
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