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U.S. Government Seeks Forfeiture of Roman Statue That Was Allegedly En Route to Kim Kardashian
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Posted on 05/04/2021 11:37:29 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
A newly filed lawsuit reveals that, in 2016, the U.S. government seized an ancient Roman statue that was allegedly being delivered to Kim Kardashian.
In the suit, filed on April 30 in the United States District Court of Central California’s Western Division, the U.S. government called for the forfeiture of the “illegally imported” statue, which resembles the lower half of a person draped in fabric. The lawsuit, filed in rem (or against the statue itself), was first reported on Twitter by Robert Snell, a writer for the Detroit News.
According to the suit, the statue had been displayed at the booth of Brussels’s Axel Vervoordt gallery at the 2011 edition of the TEFAF art fair, which offers wares from antiquity to today, in Maastricht, the Netherlands. When the work was seized in 2016 in Los Angeles, the importer’s name was allegedly listed as “Kim Kardashian dba Noel Roberts Trust.” The work is currently held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: axelvervoordt; belgium; brussels; california; cancelculture; europeanunion; godsgravesglyphs; kimkardashian; losangeles; maastricht; netherlands; noelrobertstrust; robertsnell; romanempire; tefafartfair; twitter
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Apparently Ms. Kardashian has a thing for unlawful booty.
To: ameribbean expat
If she wants a statue of Robert E. Lee I know where she can get one...cheap! LOL!
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:38:45 AM PDT
by
gr8eman
(The "R" next to Snake Plisken's name stands for "Retired")
To: ameribbean expat
Must be a Present for her new Boyfriend Van Jones.
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:39:39 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
To: ameribbean expat
It's old, so I understand the historical significance - but who the hell wants to look at that?
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:39:44 AM PDT
by
dead
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_vFiUUcBkc)
To: ameribbean expat
I’m so glad the US Federal Government is protecting us from the Kardashians....................
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:40:46 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
To: ameribbean expat
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:41:23 AM PDT
by
tennmountainman
( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
To: ameribbean expat
Looting the art of an ancient civilization from its modern descendants seems like the ultimate in cultural appropriation.
To: dead
Would make a great conversation piece.....................
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:41:48 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
To: ameribbean expat
The Kardashians are all about booty.
To: ameribbean expat
I believe in her case, It’s just having to much money and not knowing what to spend it on...
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:42:42 AM PDT
by
Slicksadick
(We accept the love we think we deserve.)
To: ameribbean expat
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:43:44 AM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(We support Trump. Not the GOP)
To: 9YearLurker
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:47:36 AM PDT
by
Bratch
To: ameribbean expat
It would make a great potted plant stand.
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:47:46 AM PDT
by
ryderann
To: ameribbean expat
Meanwhile, the connected crowd in DC and NYC have veritable collections of antiquities.
The BS never ceases.
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:50:06 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
To: Slicksadick
Is this a great country or what?
Where else could a family parlay a "homemade" sex tape into a multi-BILLION dollar industry.
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:50:30 AM PDT
by
Bratch
To: dead
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:50:54 AM PDT
by
Nateman
(Keep Liberty Alive! Article V!)
To: dead
A doorstop, or a really big paperweight.
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:51:11 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: dead
Mother: What is it?
Old Man: Why, it's a statue!
Mother: A statue?
Ralphie: Yeah, a statue!
To: ameribbean expat
What? No antifa/BLM protests? Oh, my bad, she is a celeb for the schizo idiots idolizing the NbA and Nikes...
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posted on
05/04/2021 11:57:08 AM PDT
by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security in hates:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
To: dead
That is a statue of an early Trans.
They were serious back then.
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