Art crime
No confidence vote against Italian junior culture minister postponed
Vittorio Sgarbi is being investigated for allegedly laundering an Old Master painting
Italian politicians call on government to sack minister involved in art theft case
Vittorio Sgarbi has been accused of laundering a stolen 17th-century painting attributed to Rutilio Manetti
Caught red-handed: climate activist pleads guilty to defacing Degas exhibit at National Gallery of Art
Joanna Smith faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine
Review into British Museum thefts calls for fundamental reforms
The Independent Collection Security Review urges the museum to take urgent action, including fully recording the collection and tough management changes
Richly detailed crime podcast captures with verve the ‘grubby underbelly’ of the art and antiquities trade
The Professor: Hunting for the Mafia's Missing Masterpiece follows English antiquities and ancient coins dealer William Veres as he attempts to solve the theft of a work by Caravaggio
Dealer and furniture expert to go on trial as part of longstanding investigation into forged French furniture
The trial is expected to offer unprecedented insights into the inner workings of the antique furniture market that once took pride of place at Paris's Biennale des Antiquaires
Former Art Institute of Chicago payroll manager gets three years in prison for embezzling more than $2m
Michael Maurello is also expected to pay back what he he stole from the museum
Antiquities trafficking charges upheld against former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez
French high court rejects Martinez's appeal but drops charges against curator Jean-François Charnier in Egyptian antiquities investigation
British Museum releases further details of independent review into thefts
The review team will now liaise with the police for the criminal investigation
California police officer took bribes from Colombian art dealer for years in exchange for immigration help
A former police officer in California has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes over the course of seven years from an unnamed Colombian gallerist
Alleged head of Egyptian antiquities trafficking ring arrested in Paris
Serop Simonian was arrested in his hometown of Hamburg and transferred to France
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s former attorney, France's justice minister Eric Dupont-Moretti, faces trial next month
The former defence attorney is accused of using his position to settle scores, including against a judge who investigated the Russian oligarch in Monaco.
Man pleads guilty to stealing original Wizard of Oz ruby slippers from Judy Garland museum
The film-famous footwear disappeared from a museum in the actress's Minnesota childhood home in 2005
Looted antiquities worth $19m returned to Italian authorities in New York
Some of the 19 artefacts handed over by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office had ties to notorious traffickers
Seattle man sentenced to two years of probation for selling fake Native American art
Lewis Anthony Rath had pleaded guilty to selling fake San Carlos Apache art at Seattle retail stores
Former German museum worker sentenced to prison for stealing and selling paintings
He replaced a painting by Franz von Stuck with a forgery and sold the original
Ex-dealer Robert Newland sentenced to nearly two years in prison for role in Inigo Philbrick’s art frauds
"He did his job, but his job turned out to be assisting a criminal fraud," a New York district court judge said
Recovering the stolen Van Gogh: the museum director recalls the emotional moment
Seized in a violent raid in 2020, returned in a blue Ikea bag—now being bought back from the insurer
Washington State man sentenced to two years in prison for passing off more than $1m worth of fakes as Alaska Native art
He even hired Alaska Natives as clerks in his stores as part of the ruse, and will serve the longest sentence on record for violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act
Suspects in Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet theft may soon be charged
Loo worth £5m was removed from Blenheim Palace in 2019
Hundreds of works from Los Angeles's infamous Ace Gallery to be liquidated via online auction
At least $230,000 worth of art and ephemera is being offered to repay creditors in the gallery's 2013 bankruptcy
Parthenon Marbles deal still on the table despite British Museum theft scandal
Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures
British Museum director Hartwig Fischer steps down with immediate effect
Fischer, who was set to leave his position next year, made the decision to go now amid the scandal surrounding the theft of objects from the museum's collection
‘I viewed the morning with alarm. The British Museum had lost its charm’
The crisis at the museum raises many questions, including who can take the institution forward from here
Eye-opening filings in Lisa Schiff lawsuit reveal dozens of new claims and more than 100 missing works
The embattled art adviser is facing two lawsuits accusing her of running a "Ponzi scheme" and defrauding her clients
British Museum thefts ‘reinforce’ Parthenon restitution claims, according to Greek minister
Meanwhile, Tory MP accuses Greece of "blatant opportunism" over missing items
'More than 1,500' artefacts were stolen from British Museum, internal investigation reportedly reveals
A Unesco antiquities trafficking expert says the theft is "probably the worst case so far"
Auctioneer, who admitted he helped make fake Basquiats seized by the FBI, avoids jail time
Michael Barzman will pay a fine, do community service and be on probation for his role in the forgery scandal
Thefts at the British Museum prompted director’s resignation, say media reports
But Hartwig Fischer stepping down is not linked to the alleged thefts, say fresh sources
Media reports identify objects allegedly stolen from British Museum and posted on eBay
The items include a piece of Roman jewellery—reportedly worth between £25,000 and £50,000—being offered with a minimum price of £40