National Archives discusses stolen documents case

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WASHINGTON (AP) — When investigators seeking stolen historical documents entered the Manhattan apartment of a memorabilia collector in 2011, they had just a few boxes to collect evidence. Inside, they were stunned to find rooms crammed with thousands of pilfered documents, including some signed by Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton and Charles Dickens.

In the end, investigators had to rent a truck to haul the trove away.

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