A Manhattan judge will decide whether three men tried to “push to the limit” and sell lyrics pages allegedly stolen from the Eagles.
Don Henley was charged with fourth-degree conspiracy with Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inchardi, and Edward, who were charged with fourth-degree conspiracy for allegedly trying to sell a manuscript containing “developed lyrics for the Eagles song ‘Hotel California.'” – He is scheduled to take the stand and testify against Kosinski. According to the original indictment filed by the New York District Attorney’s Office in 2022.
The combined value of these manuscripts is more than $1 million, according to the district attorney.
Eric Anderson, attorney Early Sullivan Wright Geyser & McRaeexplained to Fox News Digital that the incident was “definitely about the names involved.”
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“That the Eagles hand-wrote the lyrics to perhaps their most iconic song, on one of the best-selling albums of all time? That’s not a big deal, either in terms of value in the auction or memorabilia market, or in terms of publicity. “It’s a treasure trove,” Anderson said.
Decades ago, Ed Sanders allegedly stole a notepad from the Eagles while writing an authorized book about them in the ’70s. The biography was never published, but Sanders reportedly kept the handwritten work and later sold the pages to rare bookseller Horowitz for $50,000.
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Horowitz then sold the pages to former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi and memorabilia collector Edward Kosinski. Inchardi and Kosinski attempted to sell the lyrics page through Kosinski’s company Gotta Have Rock and Roll, but were caught by Henry in 2012.
On April 25, 2012, Henley purchased “Don Henley’s original handwritten lyrics for the Eagles song ‘Hotel California'” for $8,500, according to the indictment.
Two years later, Koskinski contacted Sotheby’s to sell “Handwritten Eagles Lyrics by Don Hendries.” [sic] Reaching out to New Kid in Town.” Shortly after, Inchardi sent a similar email to the auction house, announcing that the evolving lyrics for “Life in the Fast Lane” were also up for sale. reported.
Don Henley co-founded the Eagles and wrote most of the band’s songs with co-lead singer and founder Glenn Frey. (Robin Merchant)
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said, “When Don Henley learned that Inciardi and Kosinski were planning to sell some of the manuscript, he filed a police report and gave the defendants the documents. They told him the property had been stolen and demanded the return of the property.” , said in a statement released with the 2022 charges.
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“Defendants have engaged in a multi-year campaign to prevent Henry from recovering the manuscript, without making any effort to verify that they actually have the rightful ownership.” I fought against it.”
Throughout 2015, Kosinski and Inciardi continued to pitch 13 pages of evolving lyrics to Hotel California. In December 2016, the DA’s office executed search warrants and recovered Henry’s stolen manuscripts from both Sotheby’s and Kosinski’s New Jersey residences, according to the DA’s office.
“Shortly thereafter, Horowitz attempted to exploit the recent death of Eagles founding member Glenn Frey to prevent criminal prosecution. He claimed that it came from a fly,” the prosecutor shared. statement. “In one email message, Horowitz said:”[Frey] Unfortunately, he is dead, and identifying him as a source would completely eliminate this problem. ”
Representatives for Horowitz, Inciardi, Kosinski and Henry did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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The Eagles were one of the most popular bands of the 70s, and their reunion tour in the 90s was a huge success. LR: Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner. (Henry Dilts/Corbis via Getty Images)
Anderson said the allegations “indicate that Mr. Horowitz, Mr. Inciardi, and Mr. Kosinski likely did not know the items were stolen at the time of their purchase.”
“But instead of resolving the matter with the Eagles, they then allegedly lied about how they obtained the lyrics and did everything they could to delay and cover up the truth.” claimed the lyrics were given to him by the Eagles, Henry’s late bandmate Glenn Frey, he said.
“This matter could have easily been resolved as a civil matter, but I think the amount of time it took led to this criminal charge. I also believe that the defendant’s efforts to resolve this matter externally may have led to the criminal charges being filed this time.” There seemed to be a complete lack of effort.” It’s also clear that they still tried to sell the lyrics, even though there were questions about whether they were legally obtained in the first place. ”
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Anderson added, “This lawsuit will prove that the lyrics were stolen in the first place and then address the various evidentiary issues over time, and the defense could fall into the same hole.” There is. It’s not as if it is,” he added. Glenn Frey is scheduled to come and testify that he allowed the notepad to be taken. ”
