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    London Galleries Ordered to Return a $1.2 Million Chagall to a U.S. Collector Swindled by Disgraced Dealer Ezra Chowaiki

    Chowaiki only handed over $900,000 of the $1.2 million purchase price to the client, pocketing the rest.

    By Sarah Cascone, May 11, 2022

  • Crime

    Hackers Created a Fake Yuga Labs Website to Trick Collectors Into Handing Over $6.2 Million Worth of Bored Apes and Other NFTs

    The attack targeted users of the Otherside universe, a project created by Yuga Labs.

    By Dorian Batycka, May 5, 2022

  • Crime

    Ukrainian Officials Accuse Russian Forces of Looting Thousands of Priceless Gold Artifacts and Works of Art

    Russian forces tracked down a collection of ancient gold in Melitopol that had been hidden in a cellar for safekeeping.

    By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2022

  • Crime

    The Feds Indict Two Detroit Brothers and a Florida Man in a Long-Running Forgery Scheme Peddling Fake Art and Sports Memorabilia

    The men hawked works by purportedly by Gertrude Abercrombie, George Ault, and others from 2005 to 2020.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2022

  • Crime

    Hackers Broke Into Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Official Instagram and Made Off With Nearly $3 Million Worth of Stolen NFTs

    It's not the first time hackers have targeted apes.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2022

  • Crime

    A Portrait Painter Helped Police Nab the Suspected NYC Subway Shooter, Crediting His Artist’s Eye in Spotting Him on the Street

    Lee Vasu, a painter and the owner of Dacia Gallery, said he studied the suspect's face closely before happening to see him on the street.

    By Katya Kazakina, Apr 13, 2022

  • Crime

    Did Two Schoolteachers Pull Off the Heist of a Major de Kooning? A Documentary Explores Their Possible Double Lives

    Jerry and Rita Alter and their apparent penchant for high-stakes art crime are the subject of a new documentary.

    By Sarah Cascone, Apr 7, 2022

  • Crime

    Inigo Philbrick’s Lawyers Make a Last-Ditch Appeal for Leniency, With Testimonials From Gilbert & George and a Camp Counselor

    Seventeen friends and family members have written letters of support on the incarcerated dealer's behalf.

    By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 4, 2022

  • Crime

    U.S. Authorities Seized More Than $1 Million in Looted Asian Antiquities From Yale University

    Many of the artifacts had been donated by the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, which acquired them from disgraced dealer Subhash Kapoor.

    By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2022

  • Crime

    Two Looted Ancient Greek Statues, Including a Stunner That Was on View at the Met, Have Been Returned by the U.S. to Libya

    The work from the Met, on loan from a private collection, had been on view since 1998.

    By Sarah Cascone, Mar 31, 2022

  • Crime

    Philly Police Nab the Suspect Who Allegedly Stabbed Two MoMA Employees in a Fit of Rage

    Gary Cabana is a former Broadway usher who was apprehended after allegedly setting his hotel room on fire.

    By Sarah Cascone, Mar 15, 2022

  • Crime

    Police Are Searching for a Disgruntled Former MoMA Member After He Stabbed Two Museum Employees Who Denied Him Entry

    The assailant attacked the staffers after he was denied entry due to a revoked membership, according to police.

    By Sarah Cascone, Mar 12, 2022

  • Crime

    International Authorities Seize Nearly 10,000 Illicit Cultural Artifacts and Make 52 Arrests in the Latest Wave of Crackdowns

    Authorities have recovered 147,050 looted cultural goods since launching Operation Pandora in 2016.

    By Sarah Cascone, Mar 10, 2022

  • Crime

    The Alleged Cyber Thief Accused of Laundering $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Is, Yes, Also an Artist and NFT Collector

    The self-proclaimed artist and rapper is said to have bought NFTs with the stolen cryptocurrency.

    By Sarah Cascone, Feb 9, 2022

  • Crime

    Cybercriminals Hacked One of Italy’s Hottest Galleries—And Duped a German Collector Into Sending $33,000 to a Fake Account

    More than a dozen collectors and advisors were contacted by someone pretending to be the directors of T293 gallery.

    By Kate Brown, Feb 2, 2022

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