U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York and FBI Announce Return of Stolen Stradivarius Violin to Heirs of Musician Roman Totenberg

Stradivarius Violin, Constructed in 1734, was Missing for 35 Years Before Its Recovery by the FBI

This photo provided by the FBI New York shows The Ames Stradivarius. Source: FBI file.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Director in Charge Diego Rodriguez of the FBI’s New York Field, announced today the return of a 1734 Stradivarius violin to the heirs of deceased violinist Roman…