Three-part series: A passion for art, a perilous pursuit

UPDATE (May 15, 2008): Roxanna Brown, Asian art expert, dies in custody

September 11, 2008

Part 1 of 3

A passion for art, a perilous pursuit

First of three parts

September 12, 2008

Part 2 of 3

Her career revived, scholar turns tipster

Second of three parts

September 13, 2008

Last of three parts

Once an aid in a federal probe, antiquities scholar becomes a key target

Third of three parts

January 25, 2008

Raids suggest a deeper network of looted art

Coordinated raids on four Southern California museums early Thursday suggest that the involvement of art institutions in the purchase of looted objects is far more extensive than recent high-profile scandals have indicated.

January 29, 2008

Probe of stolen art goes national

A federal investigation into looted Asian antiquities at Southland museums has broadened to include a prominent Chicago industrialist and art collector who purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of allegedly stolen artifacts from a Cerritos arts dealer.