Hollywood actor
Nicolas Cage has
forfeit a rare stolen dinosaur skull to U.S. authorities so it
can be returned to the Mongolian government. The actor is not accused of wrongdoing,
and authorities said the owner voluntarily agreed to turn over
the skull after learning of the circumstances.
The office of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan,
filed a civil forfeiture complaint on Wednesday to take
possession of the skull, which will be repatriated to Mongolia.
The lawsuit and a press release from Bharara's office did
not specifically name Cage as the owner. But the lawsuit
described the skull as having been bought at auction from a
Beverly Hills gallery, I.M. Chait, in March 2007 for $276,000 - a purchase which can be traced to Cage.
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