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Sotheby’s Acquires Forensic Lab in Quest to Fight Fraud

In bid to fight art fraud, Sotheby’s announced Monday that it had purchased a forensics firm whose founder once helped the auction house belatedly identify a $10 million painting as a fake. Sotheby’s said that Orion Analytical, based in Williamstown, …

Nebraska Breaks Ground on New Crime Lab

Construction is underway on a Nebraska State Patrol crime laboratory that is double the size of its current facility. Crews broke ground on the $9-million lab in northwest Lincoln on Thursday. The 28,000-square-foot facility will replace a nearby lab that’s …