Spanish Collector Faces Prison Over Fraud Scheme Involving Works by Munch and Lichtenstein
The prosecutor's office in Madrid has charged the accused with forging 15 artworks.
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Art crime
Former Payroll Manager from Art Institute of Chicago Indicted for Stealing $2 M. from Museum
He allegedly designated payments in the museum's payroll system toward his personal bank account.
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Illegal Excavations of Cultural Property Surged During Pandemic: Interpol Survey
Countries in Asia and the South Pacific were the target of the most illegal excavations.
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Three Charged in New York With Selling Fake Damien Hirsts
In a Manhattan courtroom earlier today Vincent Lopreto was charged with selling $400,000 worth of fake Damien Hirst prints over two years. Lopreto, who previously served time in New York…
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Editor’s Letter: The Crime Issue | Summer 2016
‘Ruins have been ruined,” proclaimed an early April headline in the New York Times. The Times had sent a photographer to Palmyra, the 2,000-year-old archaeological site in Syria that had…
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Theft! Forgery! Murder!: Art History’s Greatest Crimes
From the earliest moments of recorded civilization there have been instances of art being the subject of violence, theft, and destruction. Art and crime will forever be linked, and this should
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How to Catch an Art Thief
A former FBI agent takes readers along on the hunt for stolen masterpieces.
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RobbReport
NYC’s Most Expensive Private Club Was Shut Down for Operating Without a Permit
WWD
Bell & Ross Unveils Latest BR01 Cyber Skull
Rolling Stone
Juno Awards Rationalizes Arcade Fire Nomination: ‘Honouring the Rest of the Band for Their Success’
Sportico
DOJ Pitch in Minor League Case Brushes Back Antitrust Exemption
SPY