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401: Robert Wittman | The Undercover Hunt for Stolen Art
Season 1
Episode 401
Published 5 years, 6 months ago
Description
Robert Wittman (@robertwittman) is the former senior investigator/creator of the FBI's national art crime team and author of Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures.
What We Discuss with Robert Wittman:
- Why criminal and terrorist organizations find art less risky to smuggle than contraband like cash, drugs, or guns.
- The three things that make an art piece valuable: provenance, authenticity, and good title.
- Why the US has only relatively recently begun to take art crime seriously, whereas Italy's art crime team has a freaking submarine!
- Simple but effective tactics for remaining undercover without arousing suspicion from the targets.
- Why losing his fear instinct was a clear signal for Robert to retire from undercover work for good.
- And much more...
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