American Charged with Stealing Stuffed Birds in UK
November 17, 2010
“British police say they have arrested and charged an American man for stealing hundreds of rare bird skins from a British museum outside London.
Detectives investigating the theft of nearly 300 brightly colored stuffed birds from the Natural History Museum in Tring arrested Edwin Rist on Friday.
Police said Monday the 22-year-old has been charged with burglary and money laundering offenses.”
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Thaler v. Perlmutter, Civil Action No. 22-1564 (BAH) (D.C. Aug. 18, 2023).
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