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PA Museum Heist Crew Sentenced In Decades-Long Crime: Feds PA Museum Heist Crew Sentenced In Decades-Long Crime: Feds
PA Museum Heist Crew Sentenced In Decades-Long Crime: Feds It took them 20 years to steal it all—but just four weeks for a jury to take it back. Now, multiple members of the Pennsylvania-based museum heist crew are heading to prison. Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore, was sentenced on Friday, March 14 to serve 96 months in prison, followed by supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,759,073 in restitution for his role in the massive multi-state theft operation targeting fine art, sports memorabilia, and historic artifacts worth over $4 million the FBI announced on Tuesday, March 18. Trotta and his co-conspirators carried out a string of museum heists …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Nine Pennsylvanians Stole Over $4 Million In Fine Art And Sports Memorabilia, Feds Say Nine Pennsylvanians Stole Over $4 Million In Fine Art And Sports Memorabilia, Feds Say
Nine Pennsylvanians Stole Over $4 Million In Fine Art And Sports Memorabilia, Feds Say It's enough to field a baseball team.  Nine Pennsylvania residents are charged with taking part in a 20-year conspiracy to steal sports memorabilia and works of art from museums across the country, said the office of US Attorney Gerard Karam.  The suspects, all of whom hail from Lackawanna County, conspired to steal paintings, antiques, and collectible items in a string of heists dating back to 1999 and targeting galleries and exhibitions in at least five states, prosecutors said.  Stolen items listed in the indictment include:  Paintings by Andy Warhol and Jackson Po…

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by Mac Bullock