A federal court in California sentences San Francisco-area man Jeffrey Ying, 39, to one year in prison after he admits stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library. According to US Department of Justice statements, Ying gains access to classical works dating from the 17th century and other manuscripts, using multiple aliases to check them out. Prosecutors say he then returns dummy manuscripts instead of the originals, with the substitution discovered during the library’s investigations. The case resolves through Ying’s guilty plea to a single count of theft of major artwork. Courthouse News and the Los Angeles Times report that the manuscripts include works from China’s Qing dynasty and other historic periods, and that Ying would borrow the items and later bring back fakes. The Independent adds that federal prosecutors say Ying often travels to China shortly after the thefts. The sentencing follows the filing of charges by federal authorities and an admission by Ying regarding the theft scheme involving substituted manuscripts.
US man Jeffrey Ying sentenced for stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA
A federal court in California sentences San Francisco-area man Jeffrey Ying, 39, to one year in prison after he admits stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library. According to US Departme...
- Jeffrey Ying, 39, is sentenced to one year in federal prison for stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA.
- Authorities say Ying used multiple aliases to access manuscripts at the UCLA library.
- Prosecutors say he checked out originals and returned dummy or fake manuscripts instead.
- The case is resolved with a guilty plea to a single count of theft of major artwork.
- Sources report Ying often traveled to China shortly after the alleged thefts.
A Northern California man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for allegedly stealing historical Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library, according to authorities.
1 month agoHe typically traveled to China within days of the thefts, according to federal prosecutors
1 month agoA California man who swapped a library’s 17th century Chinese manuscript for a fake was jailed for a year on Wednesday after admitting to stealing a major artwork. Jeffrey Ying used a number of aliases to gain access to classic works, some over 600 years old, at the library of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the US Department of Justice said. Ying, 39, would check the works out and return days later with dummy manuscripts. He would frequently travel to China shortly thereafter,...
1 month agoLOS ANGELES — A man in San Francisco was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing rare Chinese manuscripts, dating back to the Qing dynasty, from the UCLA library. He pleaded guilty to a single count of theft of major artwork after it was discovered he would borrow the manuscripts from the library and return a dummy to the library.
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