Court Documents: U.S. v. Bankowski & Bankowska
Records from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
This page hosts federal court records in United States v. Erwin Bankowski and Karolina Bankowska, alleging a yearslong scheme to sell counterfeit artworks through U.S. galleries and auction houses.
Prosecutors allege that between 2020 and 2025, the defendants consigned more than 200 fake works falsely attributed to artists including Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Banksy and Fritz Scholder, generating at least $2 million in proceeds.
Read the story: Father-daughter duo plead guilty in $2M counterfeit art scheme
Father-daughter duo plead guilty in $2M counterfeit art scheme
Erwin Bankowsk, 50, and his 26-year-old daughter Karolina Bankowska pleaded guilty to their charges in Brooklyn federal court.
Adam Schrader
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