British Museum Suing Former Curator Peter Higgs for Allegedly Stealing Over 1,800 Artifacts

Nearly nine months since his firing, the British Museum is now suing its former curator Peter Higgs for allegedly stealing more than 1,800 artifacts from the institution's collection. Back in August, just a month after his termination, a special counsel had determined at the time that Higgs had stolen gold jewelry, gemstones and rare artifacts over a ten-year period and was selling them via online marketplaces, such as eBay.Higgs, whose tenure with the museum spanned over 30 years, served as an ...