Hobby Lobby Fined $3 Million for Smuggling Iraq Religious Artifacts
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The CEO says the reason for the move is "because this year has presented so many challenges to our employees.”
Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi religious artifacts smuggled from the Middle East that the government alleges were intentionally mislabeled for import, federal prosecutors said.
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