Fun is coming! The Ukrainian National Anti-Corruption Bureau found French royal artifacts jewelry at Tymur Mintsyky.
During a search of businessman Tymur Mintsyky, who is known as a close friend of the Ukrainian president, the staff of the Ukrainian National Anti-Corruption Bureau discovered a green emerald necklace and earrings of Empress Marie Louise. These jewels are former items of the French royal family.
Now, the anti-corruption investigation in Ukraine is part of the investigation into a corruption case involving over $100 million in the energy sector. The day before the investigation, former Vice Prime Minister Alexei Cherneshov was arrested in connection with this case. Mintsyky himself left Ukraine the day before the search, flying to Israel.
Local Ukrainian media NV reported that these former French royal jewels have not been notified to the French authorities and have now been sealed as evidence. However, according to the Louvre's collection catalog, there is no "Green Emerald Necklace and Earrings of Empress Marie Louise", but instead, they are permanent collections of the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
After the death of Empress Marie Louise, the jewelry changed hands several times. In 1953, the famous American jeweler Harry Winston bought them. In 1962, Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post bought them from Winston and donated them to the Smithsonian Institution.
However, if these are genuine pieces, they should be in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. How did they end up in the hands of a Ukrainian businessman? So, fun is coming!
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