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FBI may be close to solving $580 million art mystery
FBI may be close to solving $580 million art mystery; suspected mobster's home searched
Could a reputed Philadelphia mobster hold the key to solving a decades-old $580 million art mystery?Federal officials on Monday searched the Manchester, Conn., home of Robert Gentile, believed by authorities to be a key piece of the investigation into the biggest unsolved art heist in the United States.Police have made no arrests since 13 works of art, including paintings by Rembrandt and Edouard Manet, were stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 26 years ago.
The museum has offered a $5 million reward for the return of the artwork.Gentile has denied involvement in the thefts and his attorney has disputed any alleged mob connections.But this is not the first time officials have targeted Gentile’s home during the investigation. Investigators previously examined the 79-year-old’s property with ground penetrating radar.
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