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Martin Bell Featured on “Pablo Torre Finds Out” Podcast Discussing Civil Forfeiture of a Dinosaur Skull Purchased by Nicolas Cage
04.18.25
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Litigation Partner Martin Bell was featured in an episode of the “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast titled, “Jaw & Order: The Case of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones (and Nicolas Cage).” During the episode, Martin discussed a case he led while serving as Assistant U.S. Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, in which he prosecuted an illegal importer of Tyrannosaurus bataar skeletons and other stolen Mongolian dinosaur fossils and secured their return via the asset forfeiture process, including a Tyrannosaurus skull that had wound up in the possession of the actor Nicolas Cage. The fossils were later returned to the Mongolian government. Martin said, “I think it's fair to say that this was one of the first really big cases, in part because it's rare that you get a near complete Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton.”
To listen to the full episode, please click here.