Art and Antiquities Sellers Should be Subject to Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing Laws

Cultural Heritage Lawyer Rick St. Hilaire comments on the video of the USHR hearing on 'The Exploitation of Cultural Property: Examining Illicit Activity in the Antiquities and Art Trade':

In light of the subcommittee's important discussion, Congress should revisit the question: Shouldn't Art and Antiquities Sellers be Subject to Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing Laws? The answer, of course, is yes.

I suspect that the dealers and their lobbyists would give another answer - but I'll wager they cannot actually provide substabntive arguments why not.