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    Two Sleuths From a Small-Town Historical Society Tracked Down Two Paintings Stolen 50 Years Ago. Now, They’re Going Back on View

    Sotheby's sold the stolen works at auction in 2005.

    By Sarah Cascone, Jun 21, 2022

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    A British Dealer Accused of Conspiring With Inigo Philbrick in His Elaborate Art-Fraud Scheme Now Faces Extradition to the U.S.

    Newland is home on bail and under electronic monitoring in London.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2022

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    ‘It’s the First Step in Trying to Tell My Narrative’: Anna Delvey Tells Us How Minting 2,000 NFTs Will Help Her Reinvent Herself

    20 randomly selected buyers will receive an 'Anna Access Card' that grants them a conversation with the convicted grifter.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2022

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    Convicted British Art Fraudster Angela Hamblin Has Been Arrested in Germany After Living on the Lam for More Than a Decade

    Neighbors of the 'eccentric' 73-year-old, who was hiding in northern Scotland, were not surprised she involved in selling fakes.

    By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 17, 2022

  • Crime

    A Pair of Bumbling Thieves Nearly Melted Down $1 Million Worth of Artwork Thinking It Was Scrap Metal

    Several bronze pieces by the late artist Greek Austrian sculptor were stolen from a Vienna studio last month, and offered to a recycling company for a few thousand euros.

    By Caroline Elbaor, Jun 16, 2022

  • Crime

    A Man Broke Into the Dallas Museum of Art and Smashed Ancient Greek Artifacts Because He Was ‘Mad at His Girl’

    The damage could be more than $5 million, some experts say.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2022

  • Crime

    A Former OpenSea Employee Has Been Indicted in the First-Ever Case of NFT Insider Trading

    Crypto sleuths unearthed Nathaniel Chastain's allegedly secret NFT transactions and called him out on Twitter.

    By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2022

  • Crime

    Police Arrest a Florida Art Dealer for Peddling Fakes After He Tried to Pass Off a $495 Print as a $12 Million Basquiat

    Daniel Elie Bouaziz faces four charges in connection to an alleged art forgery scam he was running out of his Palm Beach art gallery.

    By Sarah Cascone, May 31, 2022

  • Crime

    In a ‘Heinous Act of Disrespect,’ Thieves Stole a Golden Tabernacle Valued at $2 Million From a Church in Brooklyn

    The church has made a plea for information about the theft.

    By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 30, 2022

  • Crime

    New York City Police Are on the Hunt for a Couple Who Tried to Make Off With a $45,000 Basquiat From a Chelsea Gallery

    Taglialatella Galleries staff thwarted the would-be thieves.

    By Dorian Batycka, May 27, 2022

  • Crime

    Former Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez Has Been Charged With Money Laundering Over Ties to Alleged Antiquities Trafficking Ring

    Authorities are reportedly investigating five antiquities purchased by the Louvre Abu Dhabi.

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 26, 2022

  • Crime

    Israel’s Antiquities Authority Busts Dealer for Possession of Hundreds of Looted Artifacts, Including a Great Revolt-Era Coin

    The seizure featured a historically significant silver shekel.

    By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 24, 2022

  • Crime

    A Long-Lost Titian Painting, Valued at $7 Million, Was Recovered by Italian Heritage Police After It Was Sent for Restoration

    The work disappeared in 2004, and was thought to have been taken to Switzerland, but a tip led authorities to a workshop in the Asti area of Piedmont.

    By Dorian Batycka, May 23, 2022

  • Crime

    Hackers Took Over Beeple’s Twitter Account and Stole More Than $400,000 in NFTs and Crypto From the Artist’s Followers

    The theft was just the latest in a string of NFT-related phishing scams.

    By Dorian Batycka, May 23, 2022

  • Crime

    An Artist Who Attacked an Asger Jorn Painting in a Denmark Museum Apologizes for Accidentally Using Such a Strong Glue

    The perpetrator has claimed the act raises questions about artistic ownership, but many believe it was a right-wing stunt.

    By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 17, 2022

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