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Mingei Raided on Suspicion of Smuggling Pipeline, LA Times Says
The Mingei's current director Rob Sidner has no formal education in the arts or business other than running a failed gallery after leaving the priesthood. Mr Sidner received the position as reward for playing lapdog and yes man to former director Martha Longenecker for 15 years. According to Mr Sidner "The Mingei was created for tax incentives for the wealthy". As a public museum receiving millions annually in public funds and donations, Mr Sidner nor any of the museums staff is qualified to manage these funds, and it worries me where this money actually goes. The museum routinely accepts many donations of artifacts and other expensive objects, to only turn around and sell them for profit after the required IRS waiting period. A number of key employees continue to benefit with the luxury of decorating their homes with monetarily valuable and rare items such as rugs, art works, furnishings & jewelry, by "storing" these items in their homes while the 3 year waiting period lapses and often longer. There is much more here than meets the eye and the authorities are encouraged to dig a little deeper.— January 25, 2008 2:55 p.m.