Cracking the Case on Art Crime

Special Agent Jake Archer, FBI Art Crime Team – Philadelphia Division will share thrilling insights into his work investigating and recovering stolen art and cultural property across the globe, including his experience helping recover a Revolutionary War-era musket stolen over 50 years ago from Valley Forge.

SA Archer conducts art and cultural property-related investigations, repatriations, and training domestically and internationally. SA Archer is the team lead for the Art Crime Team’s international matters involving the FBI’s Eurasia Legal Attaches, to include areas of responsibility such as Ukraine and Russia. SA Archer is a member of the United States Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee and Chair of its Technology Working Group, which is based in Washington, D.C. and coordinates diplomatic and law enforcement efforts to combat antiquities trafficking, disrupt trafficking networks, and protect against the looting and destruction of cultural property around the world.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear firsthand stories from the front lines of cultural heritage protection.

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