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Calif. Woman Gets 7 Years in Huge TV Auction Art Scam

allan15 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel For AOL News They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but not in the art world — particularly when it means duping unsuspecting collectors. Kristine Eubanks, 52, of La Canada, Calif., was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to seven years in prison for selling through a…

FBI Busts West Hollywood Woman for Allegedly Selling Fake Picasso Painting for $2 million

allan15 years ago12 years ago11 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The old saying goes that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But the FBI in Los Angeles apparently isn’t buying that one — at least not this time. The FBI has busted a West Hollywood antiques dealer who has been charged with fraud in a scheme that involved the sale…