Merlion
12-09-2005, 09:21 PM
Found this news article, which I post here for your information.
Sculptor gets 10 years in prison for art fraud
A federal judge in Utica today sentenced a Fairport man to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to peddle fraudulent art over the Internet. [snip]
Full news article (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/NEWS01/512100312/1007/SPORTS)
Here is an earlier but more detailed report of the case and of the sculptor.
http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/articles/apr04/yager0404.htm
Sculptor gets 10 years in prison for art fraud
A federal judge in Utica today sentenced a Fairport man to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to peddle fraudulent art over the Internet. [snip]
Full news article (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/NEWS01/512100312/1007/SPORTS)
Here is an earlier but more detailed report of the case and of the sculptor.
http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/articles/apr04/yager0404.htm