Harner told U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson that he would do whatever he could to help recover the 61 documents that are still missing, the Washington Post reported May 27. In addition to the prison term, Harner must pay a $10,000 fine.
U.S. Archivist Allen Weinstein urged manuscript dealers to cooperate in retrieving the missing letters and other documents. “This sentence sends a very clear signal that theft of cultural property belonging to the American people will not be tolerated,” he said in a statement.
Posted June 3, 2005.