Embezzlement
Art crimenews
Los Angeles dealer Doug Chrismas puts off prison time, visits Frieze while awaiting appeal
The dealer’s two-year prison sentence for embezzlement was pushed back pending appellate court rulings
Art marketnews
Douglas Chrismas arrested for allegedly embezzling over $260,000 from Ace Gallery’s bankruptcy estate
Chrismas, who founded the Los Angeles gallery in 1967, is accused of embezzling the funds while acting as the estate’s trustee and custodian