Smithsonian’s Small, Prosecutor At Impasse Over Sentence

“More than a year after he pleaded guilty to buying tribal art made from the feathers of endangered birds, Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small has not started the 100 hours of community service he was sentenced to by the federal court, in part because of a disagreement with the U.S. attorney over what he should do.” Small became Smithsonian secretary two years after the 1998 purchase.