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17 Oct 2012, 6:12 pm
Witness l stated that in or around 2009, he accompanied Eric Prokopi, the defendant, to an excavation site, and witnessed Prokopi taking physically taking (sic) bones out of the ground. ... [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 10:35 pm
Calling Eric Prokopi “a unique and important cooperating witness in the annals of national resource crime,” federal prosecutors urged leniency for the accused dinosaur smuggler who pleaded guilty in 2012 for his involvement in illegally importing dinosaur bones into the United States, which included a Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton looted from Mongolia and auctioned for more than $1 million.New York federal judge Alvin K. [read post]
15 Nov 2012, 10:45 am
Kevin Castel yesterday denied Eric Prokopi's motion to dismiss in the case of United States v. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 9:26 pm
One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton, lawyers for dinosaur claimant Eric Prokopi ask the Manhattan federal district court to rule on its motion to dismiss "now. [read post]
18 Aug 2012, 9:33 pm
Attorneys for Eric Prokopi on Friday filed a motion to dismiss in federal district court in the southern district of New York. [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 9:23 pm
Eric Prokopi pleaded guilty on Thursday in a case involving the smuggling of dinosaur fossils. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 10:50 am
Eric Prokopi, a Florida-based fossils dealer is not giving up on a dinosaur skeleton he recreated from pieces of rock and stone, which was seized by the US Government earlier this summer. [read post]
10 Oct 2012, 10:45 am
Attorneys representing “commercial paleontologist” Eric Prokopi filed a motion to dismiss last Friday in the case of United States v. [read post]
9 Sep 2012, 12:13 pm
Claims made by Eric Prokopi's lawyers prompted the questions.Prokopi seeks the return of the Tyrannosaur skeleton, which he assembled and consigned for sale at Heritage Auctions in New York. [read post]
14 Jul 2014, 1:29 pm
Eric Prokopi and United States v. [read post]
27 Sep 2012, 11:00 am
One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton.Courtesy US Homeland SecurityClaimant Eric Prokopi argued in his motion to dismiss that the Manhattan U.S. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 3:00 pm
But court cases against Jun Yang, Eric Prokopi and John Richard Rolater have been noteworthy exceptions.HSI's latest achievement is a plea deal concluded by the U.S. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 10:00 am
The dinosaur forfeiture case of Eric Prokopi is a good example of a claimant's forfeiture challenge resulting in a criminal conviction.Where the government alleges a violation of a Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) import restriction, claimants may feel that they are on sturdier legal ground to make an ownership claim. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 8:36 pm
Court records do not indicate that law enforcement sought a search warrant to seize the dinosaur for potential evidence as part of a criminal investigation.The government's complaint lists "commercial paleontologist" Eric Prokopi as the consignor of the dinosaur bones. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 7:32 pm
"Ancient coin dealer advocates and attorneys Michael McCullough and Peter Tompa filed court appearances in June announcing their representation of Eric Prokopi, the purported claimant seeking the dinosaur bones' return. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 6:10 am
[Associated Press] Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Arizona, Arizona Immigration, Arizona Immigration Law, Biglaw, Capital Contributions, Citibank, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, DOJ, Election 2012, Election Law, Eric Prokopi, Federal Judges, Immigration, Judge Eugene Pigott Jr., Judge Kevin Castel, Judge Susan Bolton, Luskin Stern & Eisler, Michael McCullough, Minority Issues, Money, Mongolia,… [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 6:10 am
[Associated Press] Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Arizona, Arizona Immigration, Arizona Immigration Law, Biglaw, Capital Contributions, Citibank, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, DOJ, Election 2012, Election Law, Eric Prokopi, Federal Judges, Immigration, Judge Eugene Pigott Jr., Judge Kevin Castel, Judge Susan Bolton, Luskin Stern & Eisler, Michael McCullough, Minority Issues, Money, Mongolia,… [read post]
5 Dec 2018, 11:30 am
The illegal imports were concealed "within legitimate cargo," according to authorities.Court papers reveal that the Bataar Skull forfeiture case also is connected with the investigation and prosecution of Eric Prokopi, convicted in New York of conspiring to smuggle dinosaur fossils.These convictions and others represent rare prosecutions of cultural heritage crimes by federal prosecutors.Photo credit: U.S. [read post]
