US EditionLibrary User Borrows Rare Chinese Artwork, Returns Fakes: US Officials
CALIFORNIA, AUG 8 – Jeffery Ying allegedly used multiple aliases to steal rare manuscripts valued at $216,000 from UCLA, possibly to exploit China's growing art market, officials said.
- A 38-year-old Fremont man, Jeffery Ying, was charged on Thursday with stealing $216,000 worth of rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA's library by returning fakes in their place.
- The theft came to light when the library discovered that a number of valuable Chinese manuscripts were unaccounted for and traced their last usage to a visitor who used the name Alan Fujimori, an alias known to belong to Ying.
- Authorities conducted a raid at a hotel near Los Angeles where Ying was lodging and discovered blank manuscripts resembling the original books, along with asset tags that could be used to produce counterfeit copies to replace the stolen volumes.
- Ying would check out original works, often over 600 years old, then return dummy manuscripts days later and frequently traveled to China shortly thereafter according to charging documents.
- If convicted, Ying faces up to ten years in federal prison, highlighting challenges in protecting rare cultural artifacts amid growing global art markets and heritage claims.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
47 Articles
47 Articles
InsideNoVA.com+41 Reposted by 41 other sources
Library user borrows rare Chinese artwork, returns fakes: US officials
A California library user who allegedly took home rare Chinese manuscripts and returned fake ones in their place has been charged with $216,000-worth of theft, US officials said Thursday.
Bay Area man charged with stealing rare and historical Chinese manuscripts from university
(KRON) — A Bay Area man was formally charged with stealing $216,000 worth of rare and historical Chinese manuscripts from a university library in Los Angeles County, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. The suspect, 38-year-old Jeffrey Ying of Fremont, faces a felony charge for stealing major artwork. If convicted, Ying faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. “From December 2024 to July 2025, Ying stole the rare manuscr…
·San Francisco, United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources47
Leaning Left6Leaning Right6Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Center
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources are Center
60% Center
L 20%
C 60%
R 20%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
