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Paris Dealer Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Sale of Golden Sarcophagus to the Met French art dealer and Mediterranean archeology expert Christophe Kunicki was charged with fraud and money laundering in Paris following an investigation that began after the sale of a golden sarcophagus to New York’s Metropolitan Museum for €3.5 million in 2017.…