Art forgery

Five-year sentence in Haring and Basquiat forgery scheme

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Forgery offered by Philip Righter; AP / The Art Newspaper
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Philip Righter received five years in prison after guilty pleas in fraud cases. His scheme used forged authenticity documents to market counterfeit works.

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Art forgeryKeith Haring

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

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