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Priceless: Going Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures

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Priceless: Going Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures

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Robert K. Wittman, author of the New York Times bestseller, "Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures", talks about the "proofs" necessary to solve art theft cases and the lengths to which investigators must go to get the job done.

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Wittman is a former Senior Investigator/Founder of the FBI's National Art Crime Team and is responsible for the recovery of more than $300 million worth of stolen art and cultural property.

As an FBI Special Agent, Wittman conducted investigations throughout the world, often working undercover to rescue artifacts that ran the gamut from stolen Rembrandt's, to tomb-robbed ancient Peruvian golden artifacts, to Geronimo's eagle-feathered war bonnet.

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