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Hobby Lobby Case Study

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Christian-owned arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby has been accused of hypocrisy after it was ordered to pay $3 million as fine over its role in an ancient artifact smuggling case. Hobby Lobby president Steve Green started collecting ancient artifacts in 2009 for a huge Bible museum to be opened in Washington. On July 5,the Oklahoma City-based corporation agreed to pay the ordered fine after it was embroiled in the smuggling of ancient clay tablets and other archaeological objects which could have been looted from Iraq, the Chicago Tribune details. For federal prosecutors, the process of acquiring the ancient items involved lying and possibly stealing, considering that misleading invoices and shipping labels were used in the attempt to slip
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