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German Held on Art Smuggling in China as Buyers Dodge Tax

The German manager of an art-freight company is being detained in a Chinese jail for allegedly falsifying values of imported artworks to help buyers avoid 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) in import duties and value added taxes.

STASI records show Cuba deal included IKEA furniture, antiques, rum and guns

The controversial contract to use Cuban prison labor to build IKEA furniture was part of a broader deal between companies run by the Cuban and East German security services that… Click to Continue »

Bulgarian Customs Bust Load of Valuable Antiques

A minivan and a car with a load of valuable antiques were discovered by Customs officers overnight at the Zlatograd cross border checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border. The vehicles contained about 131 antique objects mixed with a number of cheap jewelry. They travelled from Germany to Turkey. ...

Philadelphia Antiques Show: A Smash Hit In A New Venue

:When a big antiques show changes venues, as the Philadelphia Antiques Show has done two times, moving from its many years in the 33rd Street Armory to the Navy Pier, and then four years later going into the Pennsylvania Convention Center, there are major concerns and fears on the part of both the dealers and the show committee.

Fundraiser listings for May 21, 2012

Food Lorain County Deputies Association annual steak fry & dance , 5 to 11 p.m. June 1 at German’s Villa, 3330 Liberty Ave., Vermilion. Dinner includes steak, potato, salad, roll, free soft drinks and beer. Cash bar available. Prize raffles, gun raffles, music and dancing. $20 donation. Tickets available at the door or from any deputy. For more information, call (440) 329-3846. Celebrity Tribute ...