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Former Louvre Museum Director Charged Officially in Antiquities Trafficking Investigation
May 30, 2022
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Jean-Luc Martinez is charged with "complicity of gang fraud and laundering". He was detained as part of an ongoing investigation into the antiquities trafficking ring. Martinez previously denied any wrongdoing but refused to comment after being charged. The Louvre has not responded to the ongoing investigation.
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In the antiquities trafficking case, a French court upheld the charges against the former director of the Louvre
Feb 6, 2023
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This week, a French appeals court upheld the charges against Jean-Luc Martinez, the former president and director of the Louvre in Paris. Martinez is accused of being involved in the trafficking of Egyptian artifacts
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Two archaeologists, including a Louvre curator, are detained by French authorities as part of an ongoing international art-trafficking dragnet
Jul 26, 2022
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The two are accused of negligently advising the Louvre Abu Dhabi to purchase artworks with questionable provenance.