Overview

• Douglas A.J. Latchford's estate agreed to pay $12 million and return stolen art to settle a civil suit accusing him of antiquities trafficking.
• Latchford was alleged to have profited from the sale of looted Cambodian artifacts as a major antiquities dealer.
• His estate turned over a seventh-century bronze statue bought with funds from illegal activity to authorities.
• Though Latchford was indicted, the charges were dropped after his death; still, Cambodia pursued the return of artifacts from museums that had obtained them illegally.
• The settlement and forfeiture of funds and art aim to make whole those harmed by Latchford's alleged crimes.