former fbi agent robert whitman is one of them. >> my personal opinion, just from experience, i thinkome of it has been dispersed in different places. i think it's still possible that -- it's possible that they could be in western europe. >> whitman's theory is based on a 2006 lead the fbi called operation masterpiece. >> they were resurfacing somewhere in the south of france at that time. they were being offered for sale for approximately $30 million at that point. >> hoping to crack the case, whitman went undercover as an interested buyer. and although the fbi did recover $65 million of stolen art during that operation, not a single piece turned out to be stolen from the gardner museum. but that doesn't mean that the people offering the artwork didn't have it. in fact, they talked specifically about selling the the vermeer. >> the case was close to possibly recovering some of the pieces. the reason i say this, i've worked for this almost 20 years at that point. through my experience, you know, i think that these people were talking in reality. they were talking about things they rea

robert whitman who founded the art crime team and now works for private collectors says even with mod technology these cases are tougher than they seem. >> you have to prove knowledge that this person knew the material was fake and that he meant for it to be sold and he was trying to pull the wool over somebody's eyes. >> these are some of the damian hearst paintings that sutherland tried to pass off even after prosecutors say sotheby's specifically told him in an email that one of these spin paintings was not authentic. sutherland allegedly told investigators he didn't really read the email. he's due back in court next month. i'm scott cohn for the nightly business report. >> one of, if not the greatest art collections belongs to the vatican. the magnificent frescos by michelangelo, the cardinals cast their votes for a new pontiff. the black smoke signaled no pope was selected. earlier today the cardinals filed into the chapel singing for the saints to help them make their decision. there can be as many as four votes in a day when one cardinal receives two-thirds of the vote, tyler,

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hp pavilion may soon be renamed. a tech blog is reporting meg whitman wants out of the arena naming contract. the deal is scheduled to end in 2016. the wall street journal blog all things d says software company sap wants to take over the naming rights. it's founder is also the majority owner of the san jose sharks. >>> team mobile made several major announcements including planning to start selling the apple iphone 5. team mobile says its service plans are less expensive than at&t and verizon starting at $18 a month. the company plans to end the practice of long term contracts. >>> the san francisco company says it's the latest in the series of denial of service attacks targeting mayor u.s. banks. a hacker group upset about a you tube video portraying the profete muhammad in what it calls an unfavorable way. >>> positive economic reports sent wall street higher today. the dow rose 111 points. the nasdaq gained 17. rising home prices sent stocks upward. >>> wal-mart plans to install lockers at certain stores. shoppers can buy a product online and then h

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hp pavilion may soon be renamed. a tech blog is reporting meg whitman wants out of the arena naming contract. the deal is scheduled to end in 2016. the wall street journal blog all things d says software company sap wants to take over the naming rights. it's founder is also the majority owner of the san jose sharks. >>> team mobile made several major announcements including planning to start selling the apple iphone 5. team mobile says its service plans are less expensive than at&t and verizon starting at $18 a month. the company plans to end the practice of long term contracts. >>> the san francisco company says it's the latest in the series of denial of service attacks targeting mayor u.s. banks. a hacker group upset about a you tube video portraying the profete muhammad in what it calls an unfavorable way. >>> positive economic reports sent wall street higher today. the dow rose 111 points. the nasdaq gained 17. rising home prices sent stocks upward. >>> wal-mart plans to install lockers at certain stores. shoppers can buy a product online and then h

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