Nancy Wiener

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Nancy Wiener is an antiquities dealer who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and possession of stolen property [1] [2]

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Daughter of art dealer Doris Wiener (d. April 6, 2011), Nancy Wiener also worked as an art dealer in New York. [1] [3] [4]

Wiener was arrested in Manhattan December 2016 and charged with conspiring with international smuggling and trafficking looted objects. [5] [6] [7] Her gallery sold art to clients including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and National Gallery of Australia. [8] [9]

False provenance for looted art

Wiener acknowledged in court that she used fake provenances to conceal the true origins of the looted objects. [1] She was ordered to pay $1.2 million in forfeitures and fines. [10]

Restitutions to India and other countries

Numerous antiquities that passed through Doris and Nancy Wiener have been restituted to India following criminal investigations. [11] [12] [13] Cultural heritage artworks looted from Cambodia and Myanmar have also been investigated and in some cases returned. [14] [15] [16]

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