Father and daughter plead guilty to counterfeiting and selling forged artworks to New York galleries and auction houses
A New Jersey father-daughter pair pleaded guilty to operating a years-long counterfeiting scheme that defrauded art galleries and auction houses, including prominent NYC firms. The scheme involved forged paintings attributed to artists including Andy Warhol and Banksy, netting at least $2 million in fraudulent sales.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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NPR emphasizes how the scheme operated and its scale; the Post leads with the $2 million loss figure and names it explicitly a fraud.
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“How a father and daughter duped NYC's art world with fake Warhols and Banksys”
“Father-daughter duo sold fake Banksys and Warhols to NYC's art houses in $2M scam”
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