Fraud
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
‘Portuguese Saatchi’ in hot water over alleged €1bn debt
Three Portuguese banks have filed a lawsuit to recover funds from Joe Berardo, whose vast collection on show in Lisbon is one of the most visited in Portugal
London dealers embroiled in Ezra Chowaiki fraud scheme over $1.2m Chagall painting
Fresh complaint seeks the return of the work allegedly sold by the disgraced Manhattan dealer under false pretences
Jean-Claude Juncker dismisses claims that freeports are ‘systematically used to commit fraud’
European Commission president rebuffs German MEP Wolf Klinz's demand for a proper investigation into the management of Le Freeport Luxembourg
Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev charged in corruption probe brought by Monaco police
The formal investigation follows his detainment earlier this week related to an ongoing spat with the art dealer Yves Bouvier
Guy Wildenstein cleared of tax evasion for a second time in Paris
Franco-American scion of art dealing dynasty was accused of hiding art and other property worth hundreds of millions of euros from French authorities
New York art dealer pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud
The court has ordered that Ezra Chowaiki forfeit over $16.6m as well as works by Picasso, Calder, Chagall and Degas
Picasso painting offered in money-laundering scheme, US feds say
London art dealer Matthew Green embroiled in case that involves attempted sale of a painting to an undercover agent to 'clean up' £6.7m, court documents state
Dealer of works stolen by Jasper Johns's assistant can be charged with racketeering, court rules
The decision adds another wrinkle to the unsettled case law surrounding liability in art fraud
Galleries hit by cyber crime wave
Hackers are using an email scam to intercept payments between galleries, collectors and others
Lawyers battle to tip balance of evidence before Knoedler trial
Both sides seek to exclude key witnesses and evidence from the forgery case which is set to begin on 25 January
Online art sales are on the up—and so is fraud
Retailers need to do more to protect buyers from fraudsters selling fakes as online art businesses attract more investment
Art collection of bankrupt German art consultancy to go under hammer
Sale of more than 2,000 works from Helge Achenbach's company expected to fetch between €3m and €4.5m
Change in governance at Luxembourg Freeport after Swiss investor’s arrest
Yves Bouvier is reportedly to be replaced by a group of independent directors
Trust no one: victory for Gagosian in two-year case
Court concludes that dealers’ statements of value are legally meaningless
China Guardian head sounds warning note on sales and fraud
Hu Yanyan says that results will still be “healthy”
Names of buyers deceived by Knoedler Gallery fakes disclosed
The document details museums, art dealers and private collectors who have brought charges against the gallery and its disgraced director
Christie’s sold fake Knoedler Rothko ‘worth’ $4m
Christie's finds itself caught up in the ongoing forgery scandal
Growth in internet sales forces fraud issue
Identifying forgeries being sold on websites is not enough to tackle the problem
Knoedler saga shows no sign of abating after last month's settlement as multiple suits remain unresolved
Several of the New York gallery's representatives have been indicted for engineering the sale of Abstract Expressionist forgeries
Collector Rudy Kurniawan charged over pledged art for loan on top of previous wine scandal
Bank sells several works to recoup $3m loan
Collector and Madoff associate Ezra Merkin finds himself in court
He is accused of defrauding his investors, which include charities
Russian art collector could face seven years in prison
Vladimir Nekrasov has been charged with corporate tax evasion
Dodgy dealers, curators and collectors named in the Marion True trial in Rome
The latest in the trial of former Getty antiquities curator, Marion True, and the Paris-based dealer Robert Hech both charged with conspiring to receive illegally excavated antiquities