An Israeli antiques dealer who was acquitted in a high-profile forgery case last year is suing the Israeli government for $3 million. Robert Deutsch is claiming that the trial tarnished his reputation and that he has lost a third of his business as a result.

Deutsch estimates that he has lost over $1 million in revenue since he was indicted in 2004. He has also paid $800,000 in legal fees. In addition to his financial woes, Deutsch was kicked out of his university doctoral program, removed from a university teaching job and banned from a major archaeological dig that he was involved with.

Deutsch is suing the Israel Antiquities Authority, its director Shuka Dorfman, the head of the organization’s anti-theft unit Amir Gamor, the Jerusalem District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney Dan Bahat.