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Fake Hirst Prints, by thugs on Jun 20, 2017 10:30:57 GMT 1, Fake โlimited-editionโ Hirst prints were sold online to dozens of buyers by a New York group that included a man previously imprisoned for a similar scheme .
Three men were charged in New York on Monday with making counterfeit Damien Hirst prints which they sold on for more than $400,000.
The fake โlimited-editionโ Hirst prints were sold online to dozens of art buyers around the world, according to Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance. The group included a man who had been released from prison only 15 days earlier for a similar scheme.
โThe art marketโs demand for limited editions can lead to fake pieces with little value,โ Vance said in a statement. โIn this case, the alleged fraud went beyond plain imitation, and the defendants are charged with deceiving a multitude of buyers into purchasing counterfeit art that was falsely passed off as genuine.โ
The case marked at least the third time Vincent Lopreto, 52, has been charged with selling counterfeit Hirst works. He pleaded guilty to similar charges in January 2014 and February 2008.
His most recent scheme ran from October 2015 to February 2017, according to court papers. Buyers of the fake Hirst prints were based in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, South Africa, Taiwan and South Korea.
Lopreto worked with two other men, Marco Saverino and Paul Motta, to sell the counterfeit prints online, providing buyers with fake documentation to deceive them, the district attorneyโs office said.
All three men were charged on multiple counts of theft, or grand larceny, and scheme to defraud.
Joseph K Levene, an art dealer in New York, said counterfeit Hirst prints are rampant online. โOn sites like eBay, you have people who are attracted to the art of deception because people love to be fooled with low prices.
Lopreto was arrested and jailed last week in New Orleans before being extradited to New York.
He was sentenced to two to four years in prison in May 2014 after pleading guilty to identity theft and scheme to defraud.
That case also resulted in the conviction of a Florida pastor, who the district attorney said tried to sell five fake Hirst paintings after purchasing them from Lopreto. The pastor, Kevin Sutherland, attempted to sell the works to an undercover detective after an art specialist at the auction house Sothebyโs raised questions about the paintingโs authenticity.
And in February 2008, Lopreto was booked in a California jail for selling forged copies of Hirstโs Valium, LSD and Opium on eBay. He plead guilty to charges of creating fraudulent certificates of authenticity for the works and was sentenced to prison.
Fake โlimited-editionโ Hirst prints were sold online to dozens of buyers by a New York group that included a man previously imprisoned for a similar scheme .
Three men were charged in New York on Monday with making counterfeit Damien Hirst prints which they sold on for more than $400,000.
The fake โlimited-editionโ Hirst prints were sold online to dozens of art buyers around the world, according to Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance. The group included a man who had been released from prison only 15 days earlier for a similar scheme.
โThe art marketโs demand for limited editions can lead to fake pieces with little value,โ Vance said in a statement. โIn this case, the alleged fraud went beyond plain imitation, and the defendants are charged with deceiving a multitude of buyers into purchasing counterfeit art that was falsely passed off as genuine.โ
The case marked at least the third time Vincent Lopreto, 52, has been charged with selling counterfeit Hirst works. He pleaded guilty to similar charges in January 2014 and February 2008.
His most recent scheme ran from October 2015 to February 2017, according to court papers. Buyers of the fake Hirst prints were based in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, South Africa, Taiwan and South Korea.
Lopreto worked with two other men, Marco Saverino and Paul Motta, to sell the counterfeit prints online, providing buyers with fake documentation to deceive them, the district attorneyโs office said.
All three men were charged on multiple counts of theft, or grand larceny, and scheme to defraud.
Joseph K Levene, an art dealer in New York, said counterfeit Hirst prints are rampant online. โOn sites like eBay, you have people who are attracted to the art of deception because people love to be fooled with low prices.
Lopreto was arrested and jailed last week in New Orleans before being extradited to New York.
He was sentenced to two to four years in prison in May 2014 after pleading guilty to identity theft and scheme to defraud.
That case also resulted in the conviction of a Florida pastor, who the district attorney said tried to sell five fake Hirst paintings after purchasing them from Lopreto. The pastor, Kevin Sutherland, attempted to sell the works to an undercover detective after an art specialist at the auction house Sothebyโs raised questions about the paintingโs authenticity.
And in February 2008, Lopreto was booked in a California jail for selling forged copies of Hirstโs Valium, LSD and Opium on eBay. He plead guilty to charges of creating fraudulent certificates of authenticity for the works and was sentenced to prison.
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Fake Hirst Prints, by Deleted on Jun 20, 2017 19:10:12 GMT 1, Unfortunately that sort of stuff has gone on for years in the high end of the art world. Often victims and galleries delaers who are victims and sale rooms choose to not go public.
Fake documents certifictes and provenance etc is what gets these people jailed.
Unfortunately that sort of stuff has gone on for years in the high end of the art world. Often victims and galleries delaers who are victims and sale rooms choose to not go public.
Fake documents certifictes and provenance etc is what gets these people jailed.
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