Joseph Chait pleads guilty in smuggling case

Joseph Chait, a 38-year-old senior auction administrator with IM Chait gallery and auction house in Beverly Hills, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to smuggle items of rhino horn, ivory, coral and a hornbill casque.

He could face up to five years in jail when sentenced on June 22.

According to court papers, Chait …

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