Art Dealer Accused of Selling Forged Works

The last thing you want to find out when you purchase an expensive piece of art work is that it is a forgery. Unfortunately, this was the case for many clients in Los Angeles who were duped by an art dealer.

Officers in Los Angeles County arrested a 43-year-old man for not only selling forgeries, but selling stolen pieces as well. He was brought before a grand jury which indicted him on seven felony counts of art theft, all part of a long-running fraud that has affected dozens of people. Several victims are known to have purchased pieces for millions of dollars, including works supposedly by Mark Rothko, Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet.

One of the suspect's favorite schemes was to doctor paintings from unknown artists to make them appear as though they came from well-known artists. He would complete the paintings with forged signatures and sell them for millions of dollars to unsuspecting art lovers. Now that the art dealer is behind bars he may receive a heavy sentence for his white collar crimes.

If you have been charged with a felony white collar offense, now is the time to contact the Law Offices of Gregory H. Comings to enlist the services of a Riverside criminal defense lawyer who handles these types of cases. With help from our firm, you can contest your charges and fight to prove your innocence.