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Ex-C.W. Post museum chief pleads guilty to theft
Quick ReadThe former director of Long Island University's Hillwood Museum admitted to stealing nine ancient Egyptian artifacts saying he did so to seek retribution.
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Barry Stern, left, former director of Long Island University's Hillwood Museum leaves federal court in Central Islip accompanied by his attorney, Mark Baker, on Wednesday. Stern was charged with stealing ancient Egyptian artifacts from the museum and with lying to an FBI agent about the theft. (Sept. 16, 2009)
The former director of Long Island University's Hillwood Art Museum admitted Friday to stealing nine ancient Egyptian artifacts and pocketing $32,000 from the sale of some of them, saying he did so to seek retribution against LIU for mistreating him, including not taking action when he was subjected to anti-Semitic remarks.
In pleading guilty to the theft of the art objects, Barry Stern, 61,...
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