Kentucky man sentenced in Native American artifacts theft
Kentucky man sentenced in Native American artifacts theft
The Associated Press
June 10, 2018 03:32 PM
Updated June 10, 2018 03:33 PM
BOWLING GREEN, KY.
A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for removing and selling artifacts from Native American graves.
Federal prosecutors say in a news release 60-year-old Gary Womack of Woodburn was sentenced last week in Bowling Green federal court for his guilty plea to three felony violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act.
The statement says the FBI assisted the National Park Service during a three-year undercover investigation.
Prosecutors say Womack dealt in artifacts removed from Native American graves in southcentral Kentucky and other locations.
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http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article212917824.html
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Man sentenced for selling artifacts from Mammoth Cave
A three-year undercover investigation found Gary Womack was dealing artifacts from graves in Kentucky and the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Author: WHAS11 Staff
Published: 4:37 PM EDT June 6, 2018
Updated: 4:54 PM EDT June 6, 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – A man will spend 15 months in prison after investigators discovered he was selling artifacts from Native American burial grounds.
A three-year undercover investigation found Gary Womack was dealing artifacts from graves in Kentucky and the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. He is also accused of purchasing artifacts from a 1992 case in Indiana then selling them to an undercover agent.
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/man-sentenced-for-selling-artifacts-from-mammoth-cave/417-562013717
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Kentucky 'grave robber' sentenced after trafficking Native American artifacts
Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 2:16 p.m. ET June 8, 2018 | Updated 2:19 p.m. ET June 8, 2018
A Kentucky man who was described as a graverobber by federal prosecutors will serve time in prison after he bought and sold Native American artifacts, including to an undercover agent who was investigating him.
Gary Womack, 60, of Woodburn, pleaded guilty to three felony violations of the federal Archaeological Resources Protection Act in March after a three-year investigation into his crimes.
Womack was sentenced to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers on Wednesday.
During sentencing, Stivers told Womack that he was disturbed that the defendant had chosen to dig the graves of the ancestors of Native Americans for profit.
More:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2018/06/08/kentucky-graverobber-sentenced-after-trafficking-native-american-artifacts/680172002/