Art forgery

Brian Walshe sentenced in counterfeit Warhol scheme

Massachusetts, United States · Source report date:

Brian Walshe being escorted by officers; photograph accompanying the counterfeit Warhol case.
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The US Department of Justice announced the sentence in a scheme involving works falsely attributed to Andy Warhol.

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Art forgery

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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