Mother, daughter plead guilty in Native American artifact theft, trafficking case

SALT LAKE CITY — A mother and daughter pleaded guilty Monday to several felony charges stemming from a sweeping federal investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts.

Federal agents face criticism over arrests in Indian artifacts case; Holder defends arrests

SALT LAKE CITY — The sun was barely up when federal agents began surrounding a dozen homes scattered across rural southern Utah, the final stroke of a two-year undercover investigation into the theft and trafficking of ancient Indian artifacts around the Four Corners area.

Holder defends arrests in artifact theft raid criticized by senators

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday defended federal agents involved in the arrests of nearly two dozen people accused of stealing or illegally trafficking in ancient artifacts from the Four Corners area.

Salazar defends investigation, arrests in artifact theft raid that senators called overkill

PARK CITY, Utah — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he stands behind the investigation that resulted in the indictments of two dozen people accused of illegally trafficking in ancient artifacts from the Four Corners region.

Utah senators want Congress to investigate artifact theft raid, saying it was overkill

LAYTON, Utah — Utah’s U.S. senators say they want Congress to investigate the actions of federal agents who arrested two dozen people in an investigation of the theft of ancient artifacts in the Four Corners region

24 people indicted in theft, trafficking of artifacts from Southwest’s Four Corners area

SALT LAKE CITY — Two dozen people were indicted Wednesday after a sweeping undercover investigation into ancient artifacts stolen from public and tribal lands in the Four Corners area.