California man convicted for illegally importing an ancient floor mosaic that's believed to have been made nearly 2,000 years ago
Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi, 56, was found guilty on one count of entry of false classified goods on June 21st, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office Alcharihi made a “false classification” about the massive mosaic’s “value and quality,” federal prosecutors said in the release. The ancient artwork arrived at the port in Long Beach as part of a shipment from Turkey in August 2015.
The mosaic weighs a whopping 2,000 pounds and is about 15-feet long and 8-feet tall, according to the release. The piece was hidden in a shipping container behind a pile of vases and then shipped via truck to Alcharihi’s home after passing through customs. It has been stored at a Los Angeles facility since it was seized from Alcharihi’s garage in 2016. The US Attorney’s Office did not immediately return a request for comment about future plans for the artwork.
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