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Case Summary
United States v. Marcuello Guzman
No. 12-cr-20559-DMM (S.D.Fla. filed July 18, 2012).
Précis
This criminal case involved a sting operation to recover an Henri Matisse painting that was stolen from a Caracas museum between 1997 and 2000 and replaced with a fake. The defendants, Florida resident Marcuello Guzman and Mexican citizen Ornelas Lazo, were indicted in 2012 under the National Stolen Property Act for . . .
Associated Legal Decision(s)
Associated Statutes and/or Legislation
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Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 371, Conspiracy to Commit Offense Against or to Defraud the United States
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Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 2314, (National Stolen Property Act), Transportation of Stolen Goods, Securities, Moneys, Fraudulent State Tax Stamps, or Articles Used in Counterfeiting
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Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 2315, (National Stolen Property Act), Sale or Receipt of Stolen Goods, Securities, Moneys, or Fraudulent State Tax Stamps
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