Art Thief Checks Out Rare Manuscripts and Steals Them

Art thief checks out rare manuscripts and steals them

An art thief used several aliases to acquire UCLA library cards that allowed him to check out and steal historic manuscripts from China. If you fail to return a library book, there is a fine; however, if you return a fake book and the librarians never check, you may be able to skip the penalties and keep the book. — Read the rest The post Art thief checks out rare manuscripts and steals them appeared first on Boing Boing.

Rare Chinese Manuscripts Stolen From UCLA Library, Suspect Stayed at Brentwood Hotel

Suspect Swapped Originals for Fakes and Stored Evidence at Hotel Angeleno. Federal prosecutors have charged a Fremont, Calif., man with stealing about $216,000 in rare and historical Chinese manuscripts from UCLA’s library, alleging he swapped the originals for convincing decoys, the Justice Department said. Jeffrey Ying, 38, who also used the names “Jason Wang,” “Alan Fujimori,” and “Austin Chen,” faces one count of theft of major artwork, a fe…