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

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

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

Auctions

Fugitive Billionaire Joseph Lau Will Auction Off Millions of Dollars in Art and Wine to Make Up for Stock Market Losses

Lau is selling off eight pieces of Chinese imperial porcelain at Sotheby's, plus rare wines at Christie's.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 4, 2022

NFTs

Police Arrest Two 20-Year-Olds for Allegedly Conning Collectors Out of $1 Million—With Ice Cream-Themed NFT Artworks

The pair sold NFTs for 8,888 ice cream scoop characters called Frosties—and then disappeared.

By Sarah Cascone, Mar 28, 2022

Law & Politics

U.S. Authorities Have Indicted a Superblue Sales Director as an Alleged Conspirator of Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick

Just weeks before Inigo Phibrick is set to appear in court for sentencing, a new indictment has been made in the art fraud case.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 2, 2022

Law & Politics

The U.S. Treasury Department Has Issued a Closely Watched Report on Money Laundering. The Upshot: Nothing to See Here, Folks

The U.S. government is taking a risk-based "wait and see" approach to the art market.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2022

NFTs

‘All My Apes Gone’: An Art Dealer’s Despondent Tweet About the Theft of His NFTs Went Viral… and Has Now Become an NFT

The stolen trove was worth an estimated $2.2 million. The NFT of the tweet is going for a lot less.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 5, 2022

Politics

Former U.K. Culture Minister Says the Parthenon Marbles Should Be Returned to Greece: ‘It Would Be a Wonderful Thing’

Ed Vaizey says the marbles are inextricably woven into Greek culture and identity.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 22, 2021

Law & Politics

FBI Agents Descend on Palm Beach’s Upscale Worth Avenue in a Late-Morning Raid of the Gallery Danieli Fine Art

Art dealers and other business owners watched with interest as FBI and IRS agents papered over the gallery windows.

By Eileen Kinsella & Katya Kazakina, Dec 15, 2021

Law & Politics

Jailed Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Has Pleaded Guilty to Fraud and Will Turn Over More Than $86 Million in Funds Linked to His Crimes

Philbrick also faces up to 20 years in prison.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2021

Will Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Avoid Trial After All? Court Papers Suggest He Could Be in Settlement Talks With U.S. Authorities

After initially pleading not guilty, Philbrick may now be trying to strike a deal.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 12, 2021

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