Posted on 09/09/2004 8:00:59 AM PDT by billorites
A Southern California man who sold the skull of a Hawaiian woman from the 18th century to undercover agents on eBay was charged on Wednesday with a federal crime.
Jerry David Hasson advertised the skull on the Internet auction service eBay as that of a "200-year-old warrior" who died on Maui in the 1790s, prosecutors said, and sold it in February to an undercover agent with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
An analysis showed that the skull belonged to a woman who lived on the Hawaiian islands sometime before 1778 and was about 50 years old when she died, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.
Hasson, 55, was charged with violating the U.S. Archeological Resources Protection Act. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $250,000 fine if convicted.
Mrozek said Hasson claimed on the Internet to have stolen the skull in 1969 from a guarded excavation site on Maui that contained the remains of warriors who fought with or against Hawaii's legendary King Kamehameha I.
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Old Hawaiians don't really notice anyhow.
Somewhere, there's an angry old Hawaiian with a mushy head.
Wow, those Hawaiian warriors sure lived long lives.
I wonder if they left him negative feedback.
Not too bright...do people who admit to such things want to get into trouble?
"Nothing to lose his head about"
"Some heads are gonna roll for this"
"The FBI does head jobs afterall"
I cannot stop myself
This could happen to you if you inherit a single bald eagle feather from your grandfather.
He should have stuck with selling the newer models.
ROFLMAO!
I wonder if they used "Buy Now" or took their chances...
Ping
Sarcasm off...
I think it's safe to assume that Hasson didn't major in Rocket Science...
That's an old way of thinking...are you out of your mind? If I only had a brain.
um...but why did Ebay allow this to be sold or listed in the first place? Ebay's fault!
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