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Manuscript Thief Caught in UCLA Heist | San Jose News
A 39-year-old book thief named Jeffrey Ying got a year of house arrest for stealing priceless 17th-century Qing dynasty manuscripts from UCLA’s library — swapping them with fakes he’d made under aliases like Jason Wang, Austin Chen, and Alan Fujimori. The FBI’s Art Crime Team caught him after his hotel room revealed blank manuscripts and asset tags for the stolen items, plus a getaway plan to China. He’s also facing three years of supervised release and restitution. This case exposes the high stakes and underground networks behind rare historical artifacts — even in academic settings. Listen…
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