American man convicted of elaborate theft of 17th-century Chinese book0

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• July 9, 2026

A California man was sentenced after stealing an ancient Chinese manuscript in an elaborate plot that included fake names on library cards and a large amount of equipment that prosecutors say he used to create forged copies. Jeffrey Ying, 39, was convicted of theft of important works of art and sentenced to a sentence served,