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NYC jury hears details of modern masters forgery scandal
2016-02-01 12:55:56| Apparel - Topix.net
In the latest chapter of a scandal that's jolted New York's art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in his garage, a once-reputable Manhattan gallery that sold them and the wealthy buyers who paid millions for the knockoffs. "I got a fake painting for $8.3 million and they don't want to give my money back to me," Domenico De Sole, the chairman of the board at Sotheby's auction house and a former Gucci CEO, groused from the witness stand last week at a high-stakes civil trial that continues Monday.
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NYC Jury Hears Details of Modern Masters Forgery Scandal
2016-02-01 12:55:55| Apparel - Topix.net
In the latest chapter of a scandal that's jolted New York's art world, a federal jury is hearing about a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in his garage, a once-reputable Manhattan gallery that sold them and the wealthy buyers who paid millions for the knockoffs. "I got a fake painting for $8.3 million and they don't want to give my money back to me," Domenico De Sole, the chairman of the board at Sotheby's auction house and a former Gucci CEO, groused from the witness stand last week at a high-stakes civil trial that continues Monday.
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Jury finds Arron Lewis guilty of capital murder and kidnapping in the death of Beverly Carter
2016-01-16 01:35:09| Real Estate - Topix.net
The fraud trial of Ted Suhl, who once operated a large residential treatment facility for troubled youth and community counseling facilities around the state, has been rescheduled for July 12 before federal Judge Billy Roy Wilson. /more/ A standing-room only crowd was on hand for opening statements today in the murder trial of Arron Lewis, accused of the September 2014 abduction and murder of real estate agent Beverly Carter.
Grant Police Jury opposes open-burning plan near Colfax
2016-01-15 07:18:37| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Grant Police Jury went on record Thursday in opposition to a company's plan to increase open burning of wastes. Grant Police Jury opposes open-burning plan near Colfax The Grant Police Jury went on record Thursday in opposition to a company's plan to increase open burning of wastes.
Jury selection to begin in Arkansas Realtor murder trial
2016-01-12 03:09:36| Real Estate - Topix.net
Jury selection is to begin in the trial of a man charged with kidnapping and capital murder in the 2014 death of a central Arkansas real estate agent. Jury selection begins Tuesday for 35-year-old Arron Lewis who is charged in the death of Beverly Carter.
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