Library cards and faux copies - US man sentenced in elaborate theft of 17th Century Chinese literature
The man checked out rare manuscripts - many centuries old - from a California university and returned fakes in their place.
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The man checked out rare manuscripts - many centuries old - from a California university and returned fakes in their place.
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