By Laura Bergan, vice president of sales and marketing of American Collectors Insurance
If you believe Hollywood's depiction of a typical heist, you'd think that only cars and cash are the targets for thieves looking to strike it rich. Not so. The files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are filled with cases of stolen art collections, militaria, and even moon rocks.
In March 2012, the FBI filed charges against a Manhattan man whom allegedly conspired and stole historical documents from several museums in Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut and then sold the documents for profit. He's not the only thief at work, either. According to the FBI, burglary is a huge problem that cost victims an estimated $4.6 billion in lost property in 2010.
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