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Very Few Pros to Stealing Fine Art

Ten days ago, a Banksy print valued at about $40,000 was stolen from a Canadian exhibit of the artist’s work. It was a seemingly effortless crime—a man walked in, took the work off the wall, and walked out—but then, most …

Fraud News: Fake Fall, Stolen Art Scheme, Comp Auto Claim Fraud

Mississippi Woman Charged With Lying About Fall at Walmart A 59-year-old Mississippi woman has been indicted on criminal charges, with prosecutors saying she lied when she reported falling at a Walmart store. State Attorney General Jim Hood said Friday that …

Stolen Irish Painting Recovered After 4 Year Legal Battle

Art Recovery International announced the successful recovery of an important Irish painting, stolen under mysterious circumstances from a private residence in Belfast in 2008. Bringing in the Turf by William Conor is considered among the leading works in the Irish …

Reward Doubles to $10M for Artwork Stolen From a Boston Museum

A Boston, Mass., museum has doubled its reward to $10 million for information that leads to the return of 13 works of art stolen more than two decades ago in the largest art heist in U.S. history. The Isabella Stewart …

Stolen Maufra Painting Recovered in Connecticut

In the summer of 2015, Le Sacré Coeur au Printemps by Maxime Emile Louis Maufra was stolen from a home in Salisbury, Connecticut. Within months, the painting was discovered being offered for sale at Fairfield Auction, just 65 miles away. …

Romania Picasso Thief Claims Stolen Art May Have Been Fakes

The accused ringleader of Romanian thieves who stole seven works by artists including Picasso and Matisse claims they may have been fakes and he fell victim to a set-up aimed at pocketing the insurance money, his lawyer said. Radu Dogaru, …