Some of the criminal charges against Marion True have been dropped in Greece. Marion True was accused of illegally acquiring this 4th c. BC gold funerary wreath. The wreath had been returned to Greece back in March.
True still faces charges for illegally possessing a dozen antiquities found at her holiday home in Paros last year.
The Hellenic Society for Law and Archaeology has a good overview of the decision. The criminal act allegedly took place in the US, but according to US law was a misdemeanor. As the prosecution took place over five years ago the charges were dismissed. I’m a bit unclear what the US law in question may have been, perhaps future news reports will update that, and I’ll post an update when i learn more. In the end the result isn’t surprising. Surely if serious wrongdoing was implied then the federal prosecutors would have been eager to pursue a prosecution under the NSPA, or at the least initiate forfeiture proceedings.
Marion True still faces much more serious charges in Italy, right?
She does indeed, I should have made that clear. Her criminal trial for allegations of wrongdoing in connection with many of the antiquities recently agreed upon by Italy and the Getty is ongoing.