the case of hedge fund pioneer michael steinhardt has shocked archeologists and historians around the world. and his collection of plundered art is estimated to be worth about $70000000.00. so let's have a look at some of those items, many of which were apparently stolen and smuggled. they include this one which dates back to 5, b, c, and is worth 3. and a half $1000000.00. another rare masterpiece is the lar, acts a small chest for human remains with an impressive price tag of $1000000.00. and also among them, a set of dest masks getting back to 7000 b. c. steinhardt gave up the treasures as part of a deal, which means he will not face criminal charges. of the origins of the looted antiquity stretch across 11 countries. among them, italy, greece and israel, all robbed of their cultural heritage. experts say the damage inflicted is immeasurable. jim stubbs has been done to the countries of origin. so if you're looking to call sites the main damage is cultural in the sense that we are losing the study of his objects. our common sort of past, and this is the, the biggest can i am that i

surrender stolen antiquities that he had hoarded for decades, or the case of hedge fund pioneer michael steinhardt is shocked. archeologist and historians around the world and his collection of plunder, dart is estimated to be worth something like $70000000.00. well, let's have a look at some of those items then many of which were stolen and smuggled of one is this. the stags head rights in a does date back to the 5th century b. c. and there is were some, like 3 and a half $1000000.00. another rare masterpiece was the law knack, sir, a small chest. the human remains with an impressive price tag of $1000000.00 and finally also among them a set of death mass, dating back to $7000.00 b. c. net. steinhart gave up the treasures as part of a deal, which means that he will not face criminal charges. the origins of the looted antiquities to stretch across 11 countries among the mislead greece and israel hair, all robbed of their cultural heritage. experts say that the damage inflicted is immeasurable. kim's dumps has been done to the countries of origin, sociological sites. the main damage is cultural in

while it talks by the controversy, the only hardship from michael steinhardt so was a lifetime baton on acquiring any of this kind of stuff. these relics in future, his lawyer. busy says the collect, very pleased the investigation concluded without any charges, but the public outcry about it was perceived as a remarkably lenient ruling with most respondents to a pole out insisting i got away far too lightly. the just the system in the u. s. was constructed primarily for 2 reasons, punish the poor, protect the wealthy, know jail for the rich and powerful. this country has been sold to the highest bidders, our country's legal system as a joke, stolen 70000000 in art, and no jail time. i remember a guy in louisiana getting 40 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread because he was starving. there is no justice if you're rich, i'm sure there will be unsafe to pick up the case again. my preference would have been to be pressed saturdays and having possibly a conviction as well. i'm not very happy about the final result. it has demonstrated very clearly that michael stein knew that the

on the global level, the loss of history, the loss of information when the only hardship for michael steinhardt was a lifetime ban on acquiring any other relics from the future. as public as rachel, that with most respondents to a poll, insisting he's got a way to like the justice system in the us was constructed primarily for 2 reasons. punish the poor, protect the wealthy, know jail for the rich and powerful. this country has been sold to the highest bidders, our country's legal system, as a joke, stolen 70000000 in art, and no jail time. i remember a guy in louisiana getting 40 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread because he was starving. there is no justice if you're rich, i'm sort of on that will be unsafe to pick up the case again, my preference would have been to be pressed saturdays and having possibly a conviction as well. i'm not very happy about the final result. it has demonstrated very clearly that michael stein knew that there were serious problems with the provenance, the collective study that these of the objects he was acquiring, or at least should come had that a very

the case of hedge fund pioneer, michael steinhardt, that is shocked archaeologist historians around the world and his collection of plundered arts estimates to be worth about $70000000.00. let's take a look. some of these items that apparently have been stolen and smuggled include one which dates back to 5, b, c. it's worth, that's the thing. 3 and a half $1000000.00 probably looks more impressive in real life. then there's a masterpiece called the la next, a small chest for human remains with impressive price dug again. le 1000000. we've also got a set of death masks as well, on the les, stating back to 7000 b c. whoa, an impressive thing to have. but weird steinhardt gave up the treasures as part of a deal, which means he will not face criminal charges. end of the day. the origins of some of these looted antiquities, so stretch across 11 countries, let zone it in italy, greece. some of them even came from israel. all those places robbed of their cultural heritage than along the way expert say the damage inflicted was immeasurable. jim stubbs has been done to the countries of origin, s

michael steinhardt, a 1000000000 are very famous in the hedge fund industry. i had a 180 or more looted items. what's the story there and donated to that to the met, also a piece that had to be returned and to many other major museums. and steinhart is just one example of many, and this is part of a global network that we need to start to address. starting from the supply countries, and we know in some cases with a breakdown in civil society, people are looking for how they can survive. we understand. but it's these international gangs that start to get involved in the mid level people, the distributors and some days in cases and with syria and iraq. for example, when the worst of alluding was going on in the time of the crisis, much of the antiquities were coming across the turkish border. and as police were looking to stop them, one day they would be seizing antiquities and humans. another day it was antiquities and nuclear materials. so the distribution networks tend to be the same with just a variety of products. it then gets to a middleman where it's spec

michael steinhardt is a billionaire hedge fund fill and throw fist and a noted antiquities buyer.ection or should i say what used to be his collection because last week steinhardt was forced to sur ender 180 of those antiquities. they're not taken from their rightful owners legally. they were stolen, struggled out of 11 countries by 12 criminal networks. the new york d.a. said he displayed an appetite for plundered artifacts without concern for the legality of his actions, the legitimacy of the pieces he bought and sold or the grievous cultural damage he wrought across the globe. so what price will he pay? no trial, no jail time. instead he'll face a lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities. i'm not sure that even qualifies as a slap on the wrist. it's probably more like a gentle tap at this point. i just have to ask does that look like accountability to you? i guess words mean different things when you're a billionaire in this country. that's our hypocrisy hot take for the week. before we go to break, hundreds of thousands of americans are without power tonight after a series of dev