Pair to Pay Penalties, Taxes on Stolen Art

Two siblings will pay $135,000 in taxes and penalties to settle a decade-long dispute concerning religious artwork their brother stole from Germany during World War II. Among the items was the “Samuhel Gospels,” a 9th century manuscript written in gold, the New York Times reported, which Jane Meador Cook, 66, and Jack Meador, 80, sold in 1990 for nearly $3 million. Cook and Meador will return the remaining works to Germany, but will keep about $2.7 million. Criminal charges were thrown out because the statute of limitations had expired.