Art thief checks out rare manuscripts and steals them

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An art thief used several aliases to acquire UCLA library cards that allowed him to check out and steal historic manuscripts from China.

If you fail to return a library book, there is a fine; however, if you return a fake book and the librarians never check, you may be able to skip the penalties and keep the book. Sadly, it…