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United States v. Khouli

United States v. Khouli, CR-11-340, (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 9, 2013) (forfeiture agreement).

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In July 2011, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York brought federal charges against four antiquities dealers (Mousa Khouli, Joseph Lewis, Salem Alshdaifat, and Ayman Ramadan), alleging that they operated an antiquities smuggling “ring.” Three of the co-defendants would eventually make plea agreements with the prosecutors, while . . . .






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