Fraud
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'Fake heiress' launches show while under house arrest in New York
Art world fraudster Anna Sorokin sued by her lawyer for $150,000 in unpaid fees
Sorokin's former lawyer, who faces charges of financial crimes herself, has accused the notorious scammer with withholding payments
A fugitive art dealer convicted of selling counterfeit art 14 years ago has been extradited to the US
Angela Catherine Hamblin, who has been hiding out in a small village in Scotland for over a decade, is being extradited to the US
Former manager at the Art Institute of Chicago accused of stealing $2m from the museum
The former employee faces four federal charges over an alleged fraud scheme that went on for 13 years
Charm, pedigree, contacts: how to dupe the art market
Court documents from the ongoing Inigo Philbrick fraud saga reveal that the secretive art market and the sheer attractiveness of its lifestyle will always suck the punters in
British art dealer Robert Newland pleads guilty to conspiring with Inigo Philbrick to defraud collectors and financiers
Newland was arrested in the UK in February and extradited to the United States in September, where he admitted his role in the $86m scheme for which Inigo Philbrick was sentenced to seven years in prison
British art dealer faces trial in the US for alleged part in Inigo Philbrick’s ‘ponzi-like scheme’
Robert Newland worked for Philbrick’s secondary market business Modern Collections before stints at Hauser & Wirth and Superblue
Former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez charged in connection with antiquities trafficking investigation
Martinez has been indicted for “complicity of gang fraud and laundering“ of objects purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Louvre Abu Dhabi
Dealer Inigo Philbrick sentenced to seven years in prison
Philbrick pleaded guilty to an $86m fraud in November in one of the art world's highest-profile criminal lawsuits in decades
Van Ham auction house to sell inventory of insolvent Galerie Michael Schultz
Schultz, who died last month, was arrested in 2019 on suspicion he cheated customers
From Modigliani to Imelda Marcos, museum thefts to market machinations: renowned German investigative reporters present an arresting story of art crime
The authors’ overview of the types of art crime includes serious analysis—and some entertaining tales
Fraud: the case of Inigo Philbrick
Plus, Warhol’s Catholicism and Moscow’s new museums
'No matter how wealthy you are, no one is above the law': New York court rejects Sotheby's attempt to dismiss suit alleging it helped collector evade tax on $27m of art
Attorney general claims the auction house created and used tax exemption certificates that falsely presented the buyer as an art dealer in order to dodge payments. Sotheby's says it will continue to contest the case
Jailed diamond dealer and art collector Nirav Modi fights extradition to India on mental health grounds
Modi, who is currently held in Wandsworth Prison in London, is wanted for allegedly defrauding a state bank of £729m
Family members fall out over Rembrandt stored in a New Jersey basement
An heir of an early owner claims that family members conspired to have it sold without his knowledge
Client confidentiality overturned by London High Court, as Dickinson forced to reveal buyer of $4.85m Signac painting
US collector Linda Hickox is seeking to recover the work which was sold via broker by the now jailed art dealer Timothy Sammons
The devil is in the paperwork—don't be caught out by provenance fraud
The rise of the online art market means due diligence on purchasing art is becoming increasingly complex
Two Manhattan antiquities dealers arrested on charges of fraud
Authorities have accused Erdal Dere and Faisal Khan of running an alleged scheme to swindle buyers by using fake provenances
New York grand jury indicts Inigo Philbrick on federal fraud charges
The dealer was arrested by the FBI on the Pacific island Vanuatu last month and transferred into federal custody
Monaco court dismisses criminal case against Yves Bouvier
The Swiss art dealer had been accused of fraud and money laundering by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev—a related case in Geneva remains active
Fugitive art dealer Inigo Philbrick found on Pacific Island, charged with $20m fraud scheme
London and Miami-based Philbrick, on the run since October, was arrested by FBI on Vanuatu on Thursday
Florida man who bought a Rothko from Sotheby’s using a stolen identity sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
The interior decorator was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for buying art from galleries, auction houses and collectors using his wealthy clients’ credentials
Convicted art fraudster Ezra Chowaiki subject of yet more legal drama
New racketeering suit against the disgraced New York art dealer, brought by a Spanish collector regarding paintings by Picasso and Léger, gets off to a mixed start
Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
Lawyer Petra Warrington on how to protect your business if you are holding online auctions, exhibiting and selling works on Instagram, or entering into sale contracts by email
Robert Indiana’s LOVE at centre of new $150m fraud claim
American Image Art founder alleges certain works are in the public domain and cannot be copyrighted
German socialite Angela Gulbenkian faces second criminal case over Warhol picture
The Munich-based dealer and collector is also due to stand trial in London for allegedly stealing £1.1m in Kusama pumpkin sale
Released but still under investigation: Russian couple embroiled in fraud scandal
Igor and Olga Toporovsky linked to controversial show of Russian avant-garde works in Ghent
Dodgy dealers beware: anti-fraud lawsuits are on the rise
A spate of fraudulent agents in the dock this year give the art trade a bad image—even if only a few individuals are involved
Seller beware: how to avoid being duped by an artful dodger
Timothy Sammons misled clients over sales of works by artists including Picasso
Timothy Sammons 'very remorseful' as he is jailed for defrauding clients of up to $30m
British art dealer sentenced to up to 12 years after pleading guilty to fraud and grand larceny in the New York State Supreme Court