Hobby Lobby Gets in Trouble for Its Pastime
The retailer has agreed to forfeit illegally smuggled artifacts that it purchased from antiquities dealers.
Hobby Lobby has gotten in trouble for its choice of pastime.
The retailer has agreed to forfeit illegally smuggled artifacts that it purchased from antiquities dealers. The items were set to be displayed in the company's Bible Museum.
The forfeiture will include around 5,500 artifacts that originated in Iraq. The items were reportedly shipped under false labels.
The company will also pay an additional $3 million to settle civil charges.
