That quality of mosaic goes on the open market for far more then $12,000. Any museum would be glad to pay four or five times that for it. If you are talking private collector you are talking up to a million.
Yes, Floyd did commit armed robbery. That was not his first brush with the law. You need to look up his past. So, not a typo.
You should not lie to the government because it renders the social contract null. You have the right to be silent, but not the right to lie.
The founding fathers were in favor of both tariffs and punishment for perjury.
The social contract as currently envisioned is a bad idea.
Perjury should only apply when an oath is specifically taken.
Screw the government and those who wish to expand it to cover all circumstances whatsoever.