There are some points to note:
- apparent falsification of the collecting history ("provenance") of an object
- apparent consigning genuine objects with other works to provide cover when passing through customs
- weakness in the policy for accepting lots by a major New York auction house
- the apparent changing of a stated collecting history by the same major New York auction house
Co-Conspirator #6 and his father are suppliers of illicit cultural property from primarily Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to several recorded conversations, Co-Conspirator #6 has been shipping large quantities of newly dug-up, stolen antiquities from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Thailand, often via Hong Kong, and then to dealers from around the world for more than a decade.We note:
Co-Conspirator #6, who in the mid-1980s was a child living in Pakistan and England