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ART & ANTIQUES: Robert K Wittman FBI Art Crimes Division

Podcast UFO

Host: Martin Willis

Society & Culture, Science, Astronomy

4.4570 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

For those of you who may have an interest in art: Robert K. Wittman had a remarkable career as an FBI agent for 20 years, from 1988 to 2008. Specializing in art theft and cultural property crime, Robert became the FBI’s go-to expert for these types of cases. His impressive work undercover led to the recovery of over $300 billion worth of stolen art and property across 20 different countries. His extensive undercover operations are detailed in his book, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures. He has fascinating stories.

https://www.robertwittmaninc.com/

In 2008, after 20 years with the FBI, Robert Wittman retired from the Bureau and brought his expertise to the private sector. He sought to create a Security and Recovery Consulting firm that would draw on his unique investigative experience to protect its clients from losses related to theft, fraud or forgery. Since its inception, Robert Wittman Inc. has grown far beyond its original vision, providing protection and recovery services to more than 100 public and private collections worldwide. Robert Wittman Inc. continues to proudly serve a diverse portfolio of institutions, auction houses, collectors, galleries, insurance companies and Nations committed to protecting their cultural assets.

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0:00.0

They keep telling you that the Jeffrey Epstein story is finished, that it was investigated,

0:04.8

that it was handled.

0:06.1

But here's the part that they never explain, why the charges were so narrow, when the conduct

0:11.4

was so broad.

0:13.1

How does a man with multiple properties, private aircraft, international travel, and a documented

0:18.2

pipeline of victims get treated like a lone offender.

0:22.1

Why were logistics treated as background noise instead of evidence?

0:26.0

Why were facilitators reduced to footnotes instead of defendants?

0:29.8

Well, that's where we come in.

0:31.7

The Epstein Chronicles exists because those questions were never answered.

0:36.3

This podcast breaks down what the public record actually shows,

0:40.1

the deals that capped exposure, the decisions at limited scope,

0:43.5

and the moments where prosecutors chose restraint overreach.

0:47.1

If you ever wondered why this case feels unfinished,

0:49.7

why accountability stopped at the perimeter,

0:51.5

or why so many names remain officially invisible,

0:54.5

you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Epstein Chronicles. Hello, I'm Martin Wilstra host, and I've got a great guest this evening.

1:17.5

Robert Whitman, he was a founder of the art crime investigation team.

1:22.4

He's going to correct me exactly how that goes, and he's been at it ever since.

1:27.4

This was back many years ago, he's been at it ever since.

1:29.8

This was back many years ago.

1:32.9

He was traveling all over the world undercover.

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