Canadian Charged for Stealing U.S. Historical Documents

In this case, it really was all about the Benjamins. As in, correspondence between the 18th century inventor, and yes, cash.

A Canadian man has been arrested in the U.S. for stealing priceless historical documents, such as a land deed signed by Abraham Lincoln and a letter between Benjamin Franklin and naval war hero John Paul Jones. Jason James Savedoff, 24, was arrested this past week along with American presidential historian Barry Landau for allegedly stealing the documents from history museums throughout Maryland and New York. The two reportedly acquired the documents, which included original copies of speeches by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, by saying they wanted the pieces for academic research before trying to sell the artifacts. Four of the FDR speeches were sold for $35,000, which means there's a black market of sorts for historical documents that we had no idea existed and now suddenly want to be a part of.