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Article: Greek court throws out case against former Getty Museum curator
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- November 27, 2007
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A Greek court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges against a former curator of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles accused of illegally obtaining an ancient gold wreath.
A three-judge panel ruled that the statute of limitations for criminal charges against Marion True, 59, had expired. She was not in court.
True had denied illegally obtaining the 4th century B.C. funerary wreath that was allegedly unearthed at an illegal dig in northern Greece. It was purchased by the Getty museum in 1993, while she was antiquities curator there.
Under stringent Greek laws, it is illegal to possess, buy, sell or ...