article_snippet.sent: Brenton Easter, a special agent for Homeland Security, inspects the artifacts in the basement of the Honolulu Museum of Art .
article_snippet.sent: Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Brenton Easter said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Brenton Easter was not uncommon for unsavory dealers to donate ill-gotten items for tax benefits and other reasons.
article_snippet.sent: Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Brenton Easter is part of a group of agents in New York that focus on cultural property crime whose work includes dismantling the organizations behind the crimes and repatriating the seized pieces.
article_snippet.sent: Some institutions are reluctant to come forward, partly because of the financial loss involved, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Brenton Easter said.