The Shocking Theft of Ancient Treasures Worth Billions
Summary
TLDRJonathan Tokeley Perry, a former cavalryman and antiquities restorer, orchestrated a daring antiquities smuggling operation in the 1990s, amassing over 3,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts. Utilizing his skills to disguise the treasures as cheap souvenirs, Perry managed to evade law enforcement and customs officers with the help of a corrupt network within Egypt. His operation involved intricate forgery and deception, including altering artifacts and creating false provenance documents. Perry's downfall came with the execution of Operation Bullish, leading to his arrest and conviction in England, while his accomplices faced sentences in Egypt. Despite the legal repercussions, Perry remains unrepentant, believing his actions preserved historical treasures. His story is a testament to the cunning and audacity of one of the most elaborate antiquities smuggling operations ever documented.
Takeaways
- 🎓 Jonathan Tokley Perry, a former cavalryman and Cambridge graduate, became a notorious antiquities smuggler, known for his cunning and skill in evading law enforcement.
- 🔍 Perry's operation involved a complex scheme of smuggling ancient Egyptian treasures, using methods such as reconstructing artifacts to disguise them as cheap souvenirs to pass inspections.
- 🛠️ He employed forgery and deception, including creating fake receipts and altering artifacts to remove telltale signs of their antiquity, to sell them as legitimate pieces.
- 🤝 Perry collaborated with an Egyptian family of traders and a New York dealer named Frederick Schultz, who played a significant role in the antiquities market and was later convicted for his involvement.
- 💰 The smuggled artifacts were sold for substantial profits, with one piece, the 'Otep the Third Stone head', fetching $1.2 million at auction.
- 🚨 Perry's operation was eventually exposed by Operation Bullish, a law enforcement effort that led to his arrest and the discovery of his smuggling network.
- 📚 Documentation and artifacts found at Perry's home, including false doors from a tomb and scholarly documents, revealed his knowledge of the origins of the items he smuggled.
- 🇪🇬 Despite Egypt's laws against the export of cultural heritage, Perry argued that he was preserving history by selling artifacts to wealthy collectors where they would be better cared for.
- 🤝 Ali Farak, a key figure in the Egyptian smuggling network, was involved in the trade of stolen artifacts and was convicted along with Perry and others for their roles in the smuggling operation.
- 📉 The legal consequences for those involved were severe, with Perry serving three years of a six-year sentence and Schultz receiving a 33-month jail sentence and a $50,000 fine.
- 📚 Perry, now living in Sandwich, England, has no regrets and is writing his autobiography, with plans to possibly return to University College London to complete his doctorate in ethics.
Q & A
Who is Jonathan Tokley Perry and what is his background?
-Jonathan Tokley Perry is a 72-year-old Englishman from Winch Barnstable in Devon. He was a cavalryman in the military and holds a degree in moral sciences and philosophy from the University of Cambridge, as well as an incomplete doctorate from the University College in London. He worked as an antiquities restorer in London before moving to Egypt and becoming involved in smuggling operations.
How did Jonathan Tokley Perry manage to smuggle ancient Egyptian treasures without being detected?
-Tokley Perry employed a complex method involving the reconstruction of artifacts to make them appear as cheap souvenirs, which could pass through inspections undetected. He also forged receipts to further authenticate the items as mere souvenirs. His operations were sophisticated, requiring skills of forgery, deception, and lying.
What was the role of Frederick Schultz in Jonathan Tokley Perry's smuggling operations?
-Frederick Schultz was a New York dealer who played a pivotal role in the antiquities industry. He provided financial backing for Perry's operations, purchasing artifacts from him which he then resold from his gallery in Midtown Manhattan. Schultz was also involved in efforts to make recently stolen antiquities appear as part of an antique English collection.
How did the authorities eventually apprehend Jonathan Tokley Perry?
-Operation Bullish, led by the authorities, resulted in the end of Perry's smuggling operation. His home was raided, revealing incriminating documents, forgeries, and antiquities. The investigation also traced his accomplices and collaborators in Egypt, England, and Switzerland.
What was the fate of the smuggled antiquities and the individuals involved in the smuggling operation?
-The smuggled antiquities, such as the PAC Inon steel, were eventually auctioned off, bringing in significant profits before legal repercussions led to jail time for those involved. Perry served three years of a six-year prison sentence in England, while his accomplices were also convicted and sentenced to hard labor. Some artifacts, like the PAC Inon steel, were later returned to Egypt.
What was the legal argument put forth by Jonathan Tokley Perry in his defense?
-Tokley Perry argued that he was preserving the Egyptian heritage by selling the artifacts to wealthy collectors where they would be better taken care of. He claimed that Egypt itself was the greatest threat to its antiquities and that by removing the artifacts from the country, he was actually preserving them.
How did the smuggling operation exploit the system to make the artifacts appear legitimate?
-The operation used a variety of methods to legitimize the stolen artifacts. They reconstructed the artifacts to make them appear as common souvenirs, forged receipts to show they were purchased as such, and used connections to manipulate documentation, making the artifacts appear as if they were part of an antique English collection.
What was the significance of the 'free port' system in Switzerland in the context of the smuggling operation?
-The 'free port' system in Switzerland, known for its commercial discretion, played a crucial role in the smuggling operation. It allowed for the artifacts to be processed and stored without raising suspicion, and facilitated their movement across international borders.
What was the role of Ali Farak and his brothers in the smuggling network?
-Ali Farak and his brothers were heavily involved in the trade of stolen artifacts and operated one of the largest smuggling networks in Egypt during the 1990s. They were instrumental in sourcing and moving the artifacts, often negotiating with builders and others who discovered archaeological finds.
How did the corruption within the Egyptian government and among bureaucrats facilitate the smuggling operation?
-The corruption within the Egyptian government and among bureaucrats created a friendly environment for smuggling operations. It allowed for the manipulation of documentation, the movement of artifacts through official channels, and the avoidance of legal repercussions, thus facilitating the growth of the smuggling network.
What were the methods used by Jonathan Tokley Perry to alter the appearance of the stolen artifacts?
-Jonathan Tokley Perry used a method of reconstructing the artifacts by adding missing parts, dipping them in liquid plastic, painting them with bright colors, and distorting the writings to make them appear as cheap souvenirs. He also sometimes wrote 'Made in Egypt' on the items to further deceive inspectors.
Outlines
😀 The Ingenious Smuggling Operation of Jonathan Tokley Perry
Jonathan Tokley Perry, a former cavalryman and antiquities restorer, orchestrated a daring antiquities smuggling operation in 2011, amassing over 3,000 ancient Egyptian artifacts while evading law enforcement. Dubbed the 'real-life Indiana Jones,' Perry utilized his expertise to reconstruct and disguise artifacts as cheap souvenirs, deceiving customs officers and employing forgery and deception to outsmart authorities. His complex operation involved an Egyptian family of traders and capitalized on the corruption within the Egyptian bureaucracy. Perry's methods included altering artifacts to appear less authentic and forging receipts to support their legitimacy as mere souvenirs. His eventual capture concluded one of the most audacious antiquities smuggling operations in history.
😎 The Pivotal Role of Frederick Schultz in the Antiquities Trade
Frederick Schultz, a prominent figure in the antiquities industry, played a significant role in the smuggling narrative. As the president of the National Association of dealers in ancient Oriental and primitive art, Schultz was a well-spoken representative who was politically astute and warned his colleagues against legal mistakes. Together with Perry, they devised strategies to make stolen antiquities appear as part of an antique English collection, using old labels and documents to authenticate the items. Schultz's gallery in Midtown Manhattan was a hub for the sale of such items, and he was a key player in the eventual unraveling of Perry's smuggling operations.
🏺 The Discovery and Smuggling of the PAC Inon Steel
The narrative details the discovery and smuggling of the PAC Inon Steel, a significant artifact that was illegally obtained and sold by Perry. The steel was initially disguised as a cheap souvenir, transported through Cairo's airport to Zurich, and then to the UK. Perry used various techniques to restore and authenticate the artifact, including filling gaps with paste, dipping it in liquid plastic, and using acetone to remove the disguise. The steel was eventually sold to Schultz, who praised its quality and potential value. However, the steel's journey was fraught with mystery, as it seemed to vanish at one point, only to reappear later in a Zurich warehouse.
📄 The Paper Trail and Legal Tribulations of the Smugglers
Financial documents and a fax from Perry to Schultz reveal the explicit nature of the smuggling operation, with artifacts being openly bought and sold. Perry's legal troubles began after being detained in Britain for illegal antiquity trafficking. Despite high hopes for a significant payout from the sale of the PAC Inon Steel, the artifact never arrived as planned. The paper trail resumes in 1997, showing the steel was processed in a Zurich warehouse before being transported to Geneva. The Phoenix Ancient Art gallery in Geneva, owned by the Motam brothers, was where the PAC Inon Steel was eventually discovered. The gallery catered to high-profile clients and institutions, and the steel's presence there led to further legal repercussions for Schultz, Ali, and Perry.
🚨 Operation Bullish and the Downfall of the Smuggling Ring
Operation Bullish was the law enforcement initiative that led to the dismantling of Perry's smuggling operation. During a raid on Perry's home, authorities discovered evidence of his planned trips to Egypt, false doors from a looted tomb, and numerous incriminating artifacts. Perry's assistant was traced after sending papyrus writings to the British Museum. The Swiss accomplices of the Farag family were also implicated in the scandal, having fabricated documents to disguise the origin of smuggled goods. Perry was convicted for smuggling and passport fraud, serving three years in prison, while his accomplices received sentences of 10 to 15 years of hard labor.
🏛 The Trial of Frederick Schultz and the Aftermath
The trial of Frederick Schultz marked a significant moment in the fight against art smuggling, as he was found guilty of conspiring to receive stolen Egyptian antiquities, a first for New York. Schultz was sentenced to 33 months in jail and a $50,000 fine. His conviction was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals and his appeal denied by the US Supreme Court. Perry, now living in Sandwich, England, expressed no regrets and began writing his autobiography. He suggested that he might return to University College London to complete his doctorate on ethics, a stark contrast to his criminal past.
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Keywords
💡Antiquity smuggling
💡Law enforcement
💡Forgery
💡Ancient Egyptian Treasures
💡Corruption
💡Acquaintance and Accomplice
💡Nationalized Antiquities Trade
💡Provenance
💡Operation Bullish
💡Cultural Heritage
💡In absentia
Highlights
Jonathan tokley Perry, a former cavalryman and antiquities restorer, masterminded a large-scale smuggling operation of ancient Egyptian treasures.
Perry amassed over 3,000 priceless artifacts while evading law enforcement, earning him the nickname 'real life Indiana Jones'.
He utilized his expertise in restoration to alter the appearance of artifacts, making them appear as cheap souvenirs to pass inspections.
Perry's operation involved a complex network of accomplices, including corrupt bureaucrats and a New York dealer named Frederick Schulz.
He employed forgery, deception, and lying to his advantage, even changing his name from Jonathan Foreman to Jonathan tokley Perry.
Perry's methods included reconstructing artifacts, adding missing parts, and using liquid plastic to disguise them.
He arranged multiple trips between Egypt and Zurich, using a courier to transport disguised artifacts.
A significant portion of the smuggling operation was conducted in a corruption-friendly environment among Egyptian bureaucrats.
Perry would often remove or alter certain traits from the artifacts to avoid detection as stolen goods.
The smuggled artifacts were sold to collectors and institutions, with one piece fetching $1.2 million at auction.
Operation Bullish led to the end of Perry's smuggling activities, with law enforcement discovering his plans and incriminating documents.
Perry and his accomplices faced legal repercussions, with Perry serving three years of a six-year prison sentence in England.
Frederick Schultz, the New York dealer, was also found guilty of conspiring to receive stolen Egyptian antiquities.
The case marked the first time a US court criminalized an antiquities dealer's actions based on a foreign law.
Perry, now residing in Sandwich, England, expressed no regrets and began composing his autobiography.
The smuggling operation and subsequent legal cases had significant implications for the global antiquities market.
Transcripts
in 2011 this man masterminded an
Antiquity smuggling operation so bold
and ingenious that it sent shock waves
around the globe this Mastermind didn't
just loot artifacts he plundered a
fortune in ancient Egyptian Treasures
amassing over 3,000 Priceless pieces all
while remaining a ghost to law
enforcement hailed as the real life
Indiana Jones by the media this Tomb
Raider executed his daring escapades
right under the noses of of Egyptian
customs officers without a hint of
Suspicion but the real story lies in the
Staggering complexity of his operations
how did he manage to execute such a
grand scheme undetected what methods did
he employ to outsmart law enforcement at
every turn and ultimately how was this
criminal virtuoso finally apprehended
this isn't just another smuggling story
it's a riveting Narrative of a criminal
mastermind at work a story woven with
wit skill and icy nerves so brace
yourself for a journey into the heart of
one of the most daring and cunning
Antiquity smuggling operations ever
witnessed so make sure to watch it until
the end who is Jonathan tokle Perry
Jonathan tokley Perry now 72 years old
from winkl Barnstable in Devon is an
Englishman who was a cavalryman in the
military he has a degree in moral
Sciences SL Philosophy from the
University of Cambridge in 19 1974 and
an incomplete doctorate from the
University College in London he moved to
London after receiving his degree to
work as an Antiquities restorer and many
people thought he was the best in his
field Little Wonder he could move to
Egypt and switched to smuggling with the
help of his skills which made him the
best restorer this time he employed the
opposite of his skills abolishing these
artworks so they could pass for mere
souvenirs at the place of inspection
years after after his initial disastrous
attempt at smuggling Antiquities in Rome
in the late 7s he resumed the business
in Egypt where he made connections with
an Egyptian family of Traders the
Egyptian government had already
nationalized the Antiquities trade at
that point but the Antiques Market was
largely unaffected there were still
thousands of items and hundreds of
purchasers this led to a corruption
friendly environment among Egyptian
bureaucrats and the growth of the phony
Goods Market career and accomplice his
operations though seemingly simple were
sophisticated and required skills of
forgery deception and lying Jonathan's
real name was Jonathan Foreman which he
changed to Jonathan toley Perry the
basis of his smutling operation was to
acquire ancient artifacts reconstruct
them by adding the missing parts dipping
the artifacts in liquid plastic leaving
them to dry then painting them with
bright colors and distorting the
writings on the items he even sometimes
goes as far as writing made in Egypt on
some of these items the basic aim of all
these altercations is to make them look
like cheap souvenirs that can easily
pass through inspections and not to
forget he forges receipts for the
purchase of those items to further prove
their authenticity as souvenirs for
tourists and Egyptian
enthusiasts after hiring Perry an
oddball as his Courier for whom he paid
500b per trip he was able to arrange
Seven Trips between June 1992 and
December 1993 from Egypt to a free port
in Zurich tokley Perry demonstrated to
Perry how to wrap Priceless objects in a
unique transparent liquid plastic known
as
b72 later as this solidified the dealer
was able to paint the hieroglyphics
black and embellished the items with
gold relief to make one limestone to
tomb door appear even less authentic the
word Egypt was inscribed across the
bottom it would wind up looking like a
piece that was acquired from a vazar one
of the false doors was so large that
tokle Perry chopped it apart with a
chainsaw and then put it back together
in his Devon Workshop using metal pins
once back in Britain Perry witnessed
tokle Perry return the prized and highly
appreciated antiques to their original
Splendor he says his boss securely
removed the paint and gold leaf by
dipping them in an acetone solution when
tokley Perry recognized that the
artifacts could be readily recognized by
Specialists as stolen goods he
purposefully eliminated certain traits
from them such designer vandalism
meanwhile didn't significantly reduce
their market value when he needed a
fence to be able to sell these stolen
Antiquities he found a New York dealer
named Frederick Schulz tokley would get
money from Schulz to purchase artifacts
in Egypt which Schultz would
subsequently resell from his opulent
Gallery in Midtown Manhattan Schultz
played a pivotal role in the Antiquities
Industries advocacy efforts he was soon
to assume the presidency of the National
Association of dealers in ancient
Oriental and primitive art a prominent
trade Association according to all
accounts Mr Schultz a preppy looking
Princeton Albus whose father had served
as the federal reserve's Deputy chairman
was a well spoken representative of his
sector Not only was he politically
astute but he also forewarned his
colleagues that any bleden mistakes
would Empower their detractors
regardless of the law tokle Perry
alerted Schultz to the insecurity of his
phone lines in
1994 in an additional attempt to get
around the Egyptian law of 1983 Schultz
and tokley Perry stage recently stolen
Antiquities to appear as though they
were part of an antique English
collection
they took prescription labels from the
turn of the century reproduced the
monter Ruff paper baked them in an oven
and then used old tea bags to dab them
then they put tokle Perry's great
uncle's name on them to make the Thomas
Alcock collection tokle Perry emailed
Schultz that he had shipped him two
painted reliefs from the Old Kingdom and
added that the Egyptian authorities knew
the tomb from where the reliefs had come
from therefore he was going to send some
Tom Alcock labels as well one of his
most daring shipments was a 3,00
400-year-old Otep the third Stone head
while laying the foundation for a
multi-story building in
1994 laborers in amim one of the oldest
cities in Egypt located on the Nile
River discovered Antiquated artifacts a
Priceless headstone or death steel from
600 BC was one of the artifacts such a
discovery is legally required to be be
submitted to the Egyptian authorities
for analysis and appropriate excavation
one way or another it got to tokley
Perry's possession for just
$6,000 tokle Perry went back to his
hotel room and set up his n Suite
bathroom as a workshop he used paste to
fill in the gaps in the Statue and then
dipped it in liquid plastic he painted
it with bold colors and large clumsy
brush Strokes once it had dried giving
it the appearance of a cheap souvenir of
itself
he took the head via cairo's airport to
Zurich then to the United Kingdom where
he used acetone to remove its mask and
tea bags and an oven to create documents
attesting to its Provence he had a forge
receipt for the purchase as a souvenir
with no basic training as an
egyptologist Jonathan didn't know what
the actual value of the steel would be
eventually it brought $1.2 million at
auction in the United States in
1993 this piece was later returned to
Egypt in
2008 this same building scenario
happened again and this time the steel
of Pac and cons was Unearthed although
unknown at the time however aware that
this would put an end to their Endeavor
the builders instead went to one of the
most notorious Antiquities traffickers
in Egypt Ali farak Mr Aly farak was a
scrawny man with a full beard who was
heavily involved in the trade of stolen
artifacts
he and his brothers operated one of the
largest smuggling networks in Egypt for
a large portion of the '90s out of the
downtown Caro curio shop that was
converted into a jewelry Bazar the
building was a 19th century Euro Islamic
structure on Market Days Farmers would
stop by to sell items that came from
their Farms leaders of the village and
robbers reported information about fresh
fines without the cooperation of corrupt
government officials who even gave the
Fig's artifacts none of it could have
been possible due to its historical
affluence poverty quick development and
ease of corruption amim has become a
popular destination for Smugglers
seeking new products locations such as
these exist everywhere in the world
certain Nations such as Egypt Italy and
Greece have been providing supplies for
the market for years others have only
recently gained attention such as China
Afghanistan and the former Soviet Union
the trade starts with the poor amateurs
in amim as it does everywhere else late
one hot June night in
1994 Ali farig sat in a car making
strange circles through the dirt Lanes
of acman his eyes covered with a towel
Mr Fark found himself at a work site on
the outskirts of the town when the
automobile came to a stop and the towel
was taken off the amim steel three
smaller Steels a painted wooden
sarcophagus and a few minor figurines
had all been discovered there a few
months prior an intriguing Discovery in
amim yet hardly shocking situated 350 Mi
south of Koo modern amim is a hub for
weaving and trading resembling a
Boomtown along the Nile complete with
apartment buildings and construction
cranes built in a hurry to accommodate
the influx of people from the
surrounding Countryside
however beneath the surface is an
archaeological stack cake that is rich
in remnants of the past early Islamic
Roman Greek and Egyptian layers as well
as everyday items and monuments in the
city that the ancient Egyptians named
after their fertility deity men in
addition the figs provided Builders with
a profitable way around a major issue
what to do with a major archaeological
find that would force the authorities to
close a job site still the builders
realized they had to approach Ali farig
carefully when he arrived in amim in
June
1994 he could negotiate a lower price by
threatening to report the builders to
the authorities if he knew the exact
location of the
artifacts however after the men
assembled at the location and Mr farig
removed his blindfold talk Started Mr FG
was shown the Project's designs and the
locations of the artifacts that were
hidden the Builders demanded only
$70,000 for everything a bridge to the
West is necessary for every local
Smuggler for Ali farig it was Jonathan
tokle Perry our English protagonist in
this story The have been hiding
their most recent discoveries in a flat
in a Cairo neighborhood and tokle Perry
had been a frequent visitor for a number
of years tokle Perry claims that he
first spoke with farig in 1988 at
cairo's former Windsor Hotel tell tokley
Perry who looks like a gorgeous movie
actor with a Cambridge education was in
his late 30s when he traveled to Egypt
to serve as a consultant for a Danish
Merchant he acknowledges that his own
Navy undermined the deal tokle Perry
found an accomplice who gradually taught
him the more intricate skills of the
trade just as farig found his Bridge as
it turned out his peculiar combination
of interests and abilities made
smuggling a natural fit his reputation
as a gifted antique restorer was already
widely
established however he had a somewhat
more elaborate view of himself he
considered himself a relic from the time
when Noble explorers freely traveled the
Exotic East looting Treasures Mr tokle
Perry noted the steel size and crisp
condition as soon as he spotted it
leaning against a wall at the Fig's
secret hideout in Caro he sat on the
dusty floor and looked at the steel
seemingly trans-like trying to figure
out whether it felt true and if any
details were missing as he trolled
around the bare number surface he came
across a classic Memorial scene two
piercing eyes symbolizing the solar
deity Rah and four humanoids approaching
oziris with an altar of offerings tole
Perry identified the Cartage an oblong
sign that is distinctive to Sakai a
pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty whose Reign
started in 600 60 BC among the eight
Columns of hieroglyphics collector's
highly valued items from the era which
saw a major flowering of the Arts then
he carefully examined the way the
Limestone had weathered and the minute
traces made by the sculptor using the
photographer's Loop compared to
contemporary steel chisels ancient
copper instruments produce softer cuts
the satisfying signature of copper was
found on the acman steel but he was also
concerned that it might be as real as
that $20,000 pile of amulets now that
its legitimacy has been verified tokle
Perry is aware that the steel may be
experiencing an additional issue maybe
it wasn't discovered by chance rather it
was taken from a storage facility or a
recognized archaeological site if that
is the case there may be documentation
of it such as a picture or a journal
entry which would identify it and
Destroy its market value one line of
defense was to con an authority such as
Dr Malik an egyptologist at the Griffith
into researching the article Griffith is
the world's preeminent egyptology
repository and like many academic
organizations it is generous with its
knowledge however Smugglers occasionally
take advantage of this kindness and that
is precisely what happened with the
steel therefore the result of that con
exercise showed that it was free from
any archive now the only problem was
exporting it out of Egypt shortly
afterward a letter from tole Perry
enthusiastically reporting the Discovery
at amim emerged from the fax machine at
the galleries of Frederick Schultz
ancient art on 57th Street in Manhattan
he claimed that the PAC incon steel was
the best he'd seen for years on the
market and that it could be purchased
for
$7,000 along with the rest of the Trove
the letter was a notable document
because it stated explicitly what is
typically only implied that artifacts
taken from other people are up for grabs
now that the steel of pacing cons have
been added their portfolio was ready to
expand once more financial documents
show that as a down payment on the
pieces Schultz sent at least
$52,000 to Swiss bank accounts held by
tokley Perry or fak in
1995 in March of the following year
tokle Perry went to Geneva he remembers
that there was one more reason for him
to seal the deal he was accused of
illegal Antiquity trafficking after
being detained in Britain he had high
hopes that the amim steel would result
in a significant payout providing
financial support prior to his legal
trial Ali fary had informed him that the
steel would be arriving in Geneva soon
after two weeks of waiting it never
materialized the following leg of the
Steel's Journey was still unknown and a
half ton of stone appears to have just
vanished for a while tokley Perry was
baffled and unaware of what transpired
maybe there was a double cross somewhere
in the Mist plans undoubtedly change and
a whole new cast of characters emerge
the paper trail resumes in late
1997 when a shipping manifest indicates
the two smaller acum Steels and the PAC
Inon steel had been processed in a
Zurich Warehouse the warehouse was a
component of the vast net network of
facilities known as free ports which
handle enormous amounts of valuable and
typically quite legal cargo such as
antique art tractor parts and machine
parts however the Swiss system of
commercial discretion which overseas the
duty-free ports has contributed to
Switzerland's reputation as a hub for
Smugglers and the steel was once again
in Motion in November
1997 a shipping manifest shows that a
truck from from Zurich to Geneva
transported the three pieces from amim
situated on a narrow cobblestone street
in the heart of Geneva Phoenix Ancient
Art exudes a sense of exclusivity with
its muted display area and gray color
scheme every day one could come across
sculptures of Greek torsos silver ritual
containers from Mesopotamia and jewelry
adorned with lapis Luli inlay the PAC
Inon steel was discovered there in late
19
1997 the gallery is owned by Two
Brothers ay and hitam motam who were
very much on the rise in the highs and
lows of the world of trading the
brothers claimed that their father
bought the steel of pacin and cons and
its two companion pieces from HH
Antiques At the Zurich freep Port the
brothers claim they have no idea who was
behind HH antiques maybe their father
who perished in a 1998 Swiss AV ation
tragedy might have known they were
selling to Big collectors like investor
Michael steinhardt and designer Bill
blast as well as institutions like the
Metropolitan in New York City they
provided artifacts to other dealers in
Europe and America such as Frederick
Schultz and were bold participants in
the auction scene they established a
digital photographic library with an
everchanging inventory of up to 5,000
pieces and launched a gallery in
Manhattan
right off Madison Avenue they went for
$210,000 by the end of the day which is
quite a bit of appreciation for one
piece in a collection that started at
$70,000 after 5 years it had finally
found a new home in a fth Avenue
Apartment directly across from the
Metropolitan Museum of Art this steel
only brought severe legal repercussions
and jail time in return for Schultz Ali
and Jonathan the long arms of the law
operation bullish was the name given to
the operation that saw the end of
Jonathan's smuggling operation when
raiding tokley Perry's home on June 28th
1994 officers from Scotland yards arts
and Antiquities team along with
egyptologists found that he had planned
several trips to Egypt his assistant was
traced to the set home after he sent 27
Papyrus writings that had been taken
from an Egyptian government sto room to
the British museum in
1994 so that a prospective bidder could
verify their authenticity a curator
identified them as being a part of an
earlier discovered cache from an animal
necropolis he notified the Supreme
Council of Antiquities the Egyptian
tourist and Antiquities police the
Egyptian embassy in London and Scotland
Yard the home is near a Manor owned by
Andrew May of North Devon in
1993 Jonathan himself said that an
Egyptian St head valued at
100,000 had been stolen from his
residence photographs paperwork
forgeries and incriminating Antiquities
were found in the estate buildings they
discovered two false doors from the tomb
of atepa a royal hairdresser outside
Caro under the bed in the home scholarly
documents found in tokle Perry's
possession demonstrated that he was
aware of the origins of the doors later
it was discovered that the tomb had been
looted in 1991 when he was in Egypt
several other antiques were found in the
house jonthan himself walked into the
house during the raid and other items
were found on his person which he
claimed he picked up on the desert floor
by lock records recovered at the estate
established Schultz's participation in
the smuggling scheme along with a
network of other collaborators in Egypt
England and Switzerland for instance the
Swiss accomplice of the k based farag
family would fabricate documentation to
make Commodities appear to have
originated in Germany when they were
shipped to Switzerland prior to tokley
Perry's trial in January
1997 the British national asked for his
passport to be returned so that he might
see a former fiance who had lost her
mother in
Switzerland after his scheme backfired
he registered for a new passport using
his real name Jonathan foreman and
closed his Swiss bank accounts with with
it leading the hunt for and prosecution
of tokley Perry and his smuggling
Network dick Ellis reminded the New York
jury of The Smuggler subsequent Antics
in an attempt to evade punishment Ellis
stated that threats were made against
multiple Witnesses in the first tokle
Perry case in England among them was The
Smuggler's antique Courier who was
assaulted outside the courthouse by a
fellow accomplice and bullied throughout
the trial tokley Perry flood to North
Devon before before the prosecution
could wrap up its case in the English
trial checked himself into a mental
health facility and made an attempt at
suicide by consuming con immacula
colloquially known as Hemlock or wild
Hemlock a highly poisonous banial
herbaceous flowering plant native to
Europe and Northern Africa in the summer
of
1997 he had to undergo another trial due
to the temporary paralysis that followed
subsequently 46 6-year-old Jonathan
tokley Perry of winkley barn staple
Devon was found guilty of both smuggling
Antiques and fabricating paperwork in
order to obtain a passport at
nightsbridge Crown Court wearing a blue
jacket and an open neck shirt he stared
up and down at the ceiling and floor as
he was given sentences that ran
concurrently six years for each handling
offense and an additional 8 months for
using fraud to get a passport he served
3 years out of a six-year prison
sentence in England while Egypt
convicted and sentenced him in absentia
to 15 years of hard labor a few days
later accomplices Ali and tutor far
Andrew May and The Courier Mark Perry
were convicted and sentenced to 10 to 15
years hard labor each the Englishmen
were sentenced in absentia and would
serve their sentences if they ever set
foot on Egyptian soil again even though
Egypt has passed legislation labeling
any cultural herit it AG not properly
exported as stolen the court heard tokle
Perry's argument that he was doing the
Egyptians a favor by selling their
Heritage he said the purpose of the lie
was to protect rather than destroy the
fragments of history in his opinion
these items will be taken care of as
long as they are in the center of wealth
and power according to him the Egyptians
are ruining their culture in his opinion
Egypt poses the greatest threat to
Egyptian Antiquities worldwide and any
artifact removed from Egypt is a piece
that has been preserved Frederick
Schultz the dealer from New York was one
of the main backers of tokle Perry's
operations in
1996 he refuted any wrongdoing at the
time and was not prosecuted a paper
trail revealed the American dealer
deliberately funded many of toley's
illegal Perry's operations Ellis
testified later in the New York
prosecution the court was presented with
an example of a trans trans action that
took place in the 1990s Ellis
demonstrated that Schultz had also
acquired a Brisk Limestone nobleman from
tokley Perry during the 6th Dynasty in
1992 he paid the British Smuggler over
$100,000 to acquire the second half of
the statue the following year he offered
it to a Tennessean for nearly $1 million
and to the Brooklyn Museum of Art for
roughly over half a million dollar in
the same year he failed to sell tokle
Perry's most famous smuggling item a
unique sculpture of the Pharaoh Amon
hotep III to museums in Cleveland and
Texas for $2.5
million instead he sold it for $1.2
million in London at last in 2001
Schultz's trial began in New York with a
November 20
2001 hearing about the case's dismissal
the trial started on January 28 after to
the judge dismissed the defense's
January 3 plan Schultz's attorney said
that their client was innocent as he had
purchased antiques from tokley Perry in
good faith after judge rakoff rejected
the defense team's attempts to get the
case dismissed tokley Perry and his
young fiance as well as representatives
of Scotland Yard and the FBI were among
the witnesses who painted a different
picture of the events they displayed
bank statements and correspondence
between between the two individuals that
resembled those between secret agents
which were in code words and commands
and suggested an unethical Business
Partnership in the event that tokle
Perry ever vanished for no apparent
reason he had even written to his mother
suggesting that she might turn to
Schultz for financial assistance one of
Schultz's Stone reliefs was later
discovered by a research associate at
the Brooklyn Museum of Art who concluded
that it had been plundered however the
dealer had just hid hidden it in a fig
family vault in Zurich without any
further sightings Frederick Schultz the
Antiquities Trader and dealer was found
guilty by a federal jury in New York of
conspiring to receive stolen Egyptian
Antiquities a violation of US law this
is a first for New York and the decision
to criminalize an Antiquities dealers
actions based on a foreign law would
undoubtedly cause significant Tremors in
the Antiquities Market Schultz received
a sentence on June 11
2002 that included a $50,000 fine in
addition to 33 months in jail on June 25
2003 the United States court of appeals
for the second circuit upheld the
conviction in response to Schultz's
appeal of the decision a further appeal
was denied by the US Supreme Court this
marked the end of the Court proceedings
against Jonathan tokley Perry and his
accomplices tokley Perry who now resides
in Sandwich close to the English Coast
has no regrets he feels that if he had
carried out his actions a century ago he
would have been easily kned and
respected he has begun composing his
autobiography he says that after there
through he might go back to University
College London to finish his unfinished
doctorate the topic of the doctorate is
ethics and here we've come to the end of
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