At least $230,000 worth of art and ephemera is being offered to repay creditors in the gallery's 2013 bankruptcy

Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures

Fischer, who was set to leave his position next year, made the decision to go now amid the scandal surrounding the theft of objects from the museum's collection

The crisis at the museum raises many questions, including who can take the institution forward from here

The embattled art adviser is facing two lawsuits accusing her of running a "Ponzi scheme" and defrauding her clients

Meanwhile, Tory MP accuses Greece of "blatant opportunism" over missing items

A Unesco antiquities trafficking expert says the theft is "probably the worst case so far"

Michael Barzman will pay a fine, do community service and be on probation for his role in the forgery scandal

But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources

The items include a piece of Roman jewellery—reportedly worth between £25,000 and £50,000—being offered with a minimum price of £40

Higgs, who was sacked earlier this year, is alleged to have sold uncategorised items from the museum's collection on eBay as early as 2016

The museum in London is reckoning with a huge security breach after admitting that jewellery and gems dating back millennia had been removed from its storeroom without detection

According to the lawsuit, Aaron De Groft stood to benefit from the eventual sale of the fake Basquiats—and planned subsequent shows of works purportedly by Titian and Pollock

Recent high-profile cases, such as those of Daniel Elie Bouaziz and Angela Gulbenkian, demonstrate that lengths of sentences vary widely, with little consistency in judges’ reasoning

New report traces the origins of the oft-repeated superlative, which its authors say is incorrect and actually makes it harder to fight trafficking

The lawsuit comes amid a crackdown on sales of fake Native American artefacts

The Vermont State Police is looking for any leads regarding the whereabouts of the 150-pound sculpture and another element of the set

The Hamptons neighbours got into a spat about zoning violations

Wendy Halsted Beard was arrested last year after an FBI investigation

93-year-old Jean Lupu, who allegedly faked 17th- and 18th-century royal furniture, and his wife say they are unable to stand trial due to illness and stress

Statements by one member of a crime ring that struck 20 different institutions over two decades have restored hope that not all the loot was destroyed

Lino Frongia is suspected of producing the fakes that sold for millions of euros

The late antiquities dealer was accused of profiting off stolen Cambodian antiquities

Mohamad Alcharihi faces up to two years in prison and will be sentenced at the end of August

Kandinsky’s "A Colorful Life" (1907), which had belonged to collectors Emanuel and Hedwig Lewenstein, was sold in a 1940 Amsterdam auction

Lavish lifestyles, misplaced confidence and the wish to keep up with billionaire clients can all wreak financial havoc

The programme offers a compelling narrative for art crime beginners but more depth is needed when it comes to colonial repatriation

Victims spent “tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars” on counterfeit art sold by the dealer, according to the US Department of Justice

The two protesters have have been indicted by federal prosecutors on charges of conspiracy

The Seattle-based artist had pleaded guilty to violating the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act