RRR: Violating the law “may trigger University disciplinary action”

Indictment

Continued from page 1 tions of his release outlined a number of restrictions on Giberson, including that he could not obtain a passport; make contact, directly or indirectly, with any person who is or may be a victim or witness in the investigation or prosecution; and possess a firearm, destructive device, or other weapons.

Giberson’s next appearance was originally scheduled for April 11. Upon notice of his indictment, his arraignment and status conference were rescheduled to 10 a.m. on April 14 with Judge Carl Nichols. It was again rescheduled to April 18 at 1 p.m.

Since his arrest, Giberson has continued to attend classes on campus. It is unclear whether Giberson’s indictment constitutes a violation of the University’s Rights, Rules and Responsibilities.

In Section 1.4.2 (Off-Campus Misconduct), the rules state “While the University does not impose disciplinary penalties for misconduct off campus beyond the local vicinity or unassociated with a University-sponsored program or activity there are exceptions.”

Additionally, Section 1.4.3 (Violations of Local, State, Federal, or International Law), stipulates that violating the law “may trigger University disciplinary action regardless of where such violations occur, particularly if they are of a serious nature and clearly violate University standards of conduct.”

When asked about the potential for disciplinary action from the University against Giberson, University Spokesperson Michael

Hotchkiss told the ‘Prince,’ “we don’t comment on student disciplinary matters.” Giberson has retained D.C.-based defense Attorney Charles Burnham. On March 21, Burnham entered an appearance of counsel on behalf of Giberson to the court. Burnham is a partner and founding member of the law firm Burnham & Gorokhov PLLC, which specializes in criminal defense.

Notably, Burnham has served as an attorney for John Eastman, the lawyer who formulated the plot to block the certification of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. Burnham advised Eastman in an appearance before a Fulton County Special Grand Jury, in connection to his involvement in efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump’s election loss in Georgia. In a public statement, the firm stated that they advised Eastman to “assert attorney client privilege and the constitutional right to remain silent where appropriate.” He has also represented Eastman against requests for documents from the Jan. 6 Committee and a seizure of Eastman’s cell phone by federal agents.

Liz Dye, a writer for Above the Law, characterized Burnham as someone “used to getting his ass handed to him in privilege disputes,” in reference to his representation of Eastman.

Giberson declined to comment on his indictment. Burnham did not respond to a request for comment by time of publication.

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“They would see the object, and if they thought it was interesting for the museum, they would buy it, and that’s it,” he said.

When asked how he gained possession of the artifacts he later loaned, Almagià said that many of the objects had been in his family for years, including a fragment of a red cup that he donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art — an artifact he claims to have found as a teenager while “walking in the countryside.”

“I was exploring right and left, and I found this little fragment and I picked it up because I liked it,” he said. He added that he gave these fragments to Dietrich von Bothmer, a prominent GermanAmerican art historian. After von Bothmer passed away in 2009, 16,000 vase fragments from his collection were donated to the Met.

According to David Gill, an Honorary Professor at Kent Law School and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts who writes for the Journal of Art Crime, 40 of these 16,000 fragments were returned to Italy in order to, according to a spokesperson for the Met, “serve as evidence in the investigation and possible trial of Edoardo Almagià.”

Almagià is currently under investigation for illegally moving art from Italy to the United States for more than 30 years, as well as for falsifying customs documents. He has had various brushes with the law over the past 20 years, including being stopped at John F. Kennedy Airport in 2000 for carrying two stolen Roman frescoes and having his Upper East Side Apartment raided by federal agents in 2006.

Almagià graduated from the University in 1973 with a degree in history, completing a 251-page thesis titled “Tiberius in Capri.”

In December, the DA’s office seized more than 150 items linked to Almagià from a number of institutions, including the Getty Museum and Fordham University, and returned them to the Italian consulate.

In an interview with the ‘Prince,’ Almagià said that he was “shocked to hear that the [Princeton University Art] Mu-