Prosecutor: Paleontologist May Have Access, Be Able To Sell Other Fossils - Law Blog - WSJ: "A commercial paleontologist accused of illegally importing dinosaur fossils, including a Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton from Mongolia, may have access to additional fossils that could sell for more than a half-million dollars, prosecutors said Monday.
The existence of additional dinosaur bones, including possibly another Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton, was a key point of contention Monday as federal prosecutors argued that bail should be increased for Eric Prokopi. He was released on $100,000 bail after his arrest in Florida last week and ordered confined in his home.
Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Mr. Prokopi, a Gainesville, Fla., commercial paleontologist, of repeatedly misrepresenting the contents of shipments to the U.S. of dinosaur fossils from overseas between 2010 and 2012, including a Tyrannosaurus bataar skeleton."
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