Thousands of artifacts stolen from Iraq and smuggled out of the country have been returned to the Iraqi government, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. A press release from the Department of Justice stated that approximately 3,800 artifacts were returned to the residence of Iraq"s ambassador at a repatriation ceremony on Wednesday. The return of the artifacts comes after arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby agreed to forfeit the artifacts as well as $3 million in civil penalties over the company"s role in the smuggling scheme.
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