Italian fishermen netted a Greek bronze in 1964, Italy's courts acquitted the sellers, and decades later ordered it confiscated from the Getty

In 1964 Italian fishermen pulled a Greek bronze of a victorious young athlete from the Adriatic and brought it to Fano. It was sold on. Men charged with receiving stolen goods were acquitted in 1966, convicted on appeal in 1967, had the conviction quashed in 1968 and were acquitted again on 18 November 1970. The court found no convincing evidence it had been found in Italian waters. On 27 July 1977 the J. Paul Getty Trust bought it for $3,950,000. It has been shown at the Getty Villa in Malibu since March 1978. In 2007 the Getty returned about 40 objects to Italy but kept this one. On 10 February 2010 a judge in Pesaro ordered the statue confiscated "wherever located," and reissued the order on 8 June 2018. On 2 January 2019 Italy's Court of Cassation upheld it, finding the Getty had not done adequate due diligence. The Getty took the case to the European Court of Human Rights. On 2 May 2024 that court found no violation of the Getty's property rights. Italy's culture minister said Italy would seek enforcement through US authorities. The statue is at the Getty Villa.