Poland plans to auction Marilyn Monroe photos taken by photographer Milton H. Greene

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By: Vanessa Gera, Associated Press  WARSAW (AP).- Poland plans to auction off part of a photographic collection that includes hundreds  of photographs of Marilyn Monroe. The collection includes close to 4,000 photographs taken by the late  celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene. Some are well-known images, but Polish officials say they  believe the collection might contain some previously unpublished works. The photos ended up in Poland's  possession as the result of a complex embezzlement scandal that shook the country in the early 1990s.  A Chicago businessman accused of cheating Poland out of millions of dollars gave the collection to  Poland in partial repayment for the government's loss. They have been stored in a New York warehouse  for years and only ... More