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Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime

Reporting on the legal and criminal dimensions of the art world — from restitution and forgery to fraud, theft, censorship, and court filings that shape cultural accountability.

Law and Crime   -   Dec 02, 2025 New details emerge in 2024 murder of gallerist Brent Sikkema
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Daniel Sikkema faces life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors have declined to seek the death penalty.

Law and Crime   -   Dec 01, 2025 Collector sues Atlanta dealer, claiming lifelong friend sold him $20M in counterfeit art
Collector sues Atlanta dealer, claiming lifelong friend sold him $20M in counterfeit art

The lawsuit says an Atlanta dealer used fake experts and forged documents to sell a Florida collector millions of dollors of counterfeit works.

Art security firm warns thieves have ‘daytime gap’ advantage
Law and Crime   -   Dec 05, 2025 Art security firm warns thieves have ‘daytime gap’ advantage

In an interview with Urgent Matter, Art Guard co-founder Bill Anderson warns that criminal groups are exploiting weak points in Europe’s historic museums and says private homes account for far more art theft than is publicly reported.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Dec 05, 2025 Art security firm warns thieves have ‘daytime gap’ advantage
Art security firm warns thieves have ‘daytime gap’ advantage

In an interview with Urgent Matter, Art Guard co-founder Bill Anderson warns that criminal groups are exploiting weak points in Europe’s historic museums and says private homes account for far more art theft than is publicly reported.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 02, 2025 New details emerge in 2024 murder of gallerist Brent Sikkema
A black and white photo closely cropped to the face of a man who looks directly at the camera

Daniel Sikkema faces life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors have declined to seek the death penalty.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 01, 2025 Collector sues Atlanta dealer, claiming lifelong friend sold him $20M in counterfeit art
Collector sues Atlanta dealer, claiming lifelong friend sold him $20M in counterfeit art

The lawsuit says an Atlanta dealer used fake experts and forged documents to sell a Florida collector millions of dollors of counterfeit works.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 28, 2025 Artist Justin Bua sues China-based online retailers for copyright infringement
A stylized painting of a pianist with elongated arms and fingers playing a keyboard, smoke curling from a cigarette as warm orange light glows behind him.

The hip-hop artist says 50 online storefronts operated under coordinated aliases to sell counterfeit merchandise and evade accountability in U.S. markets.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 25, 2025 Collector Les Wexner is mentioned at least 89 times in Epstein files
Collector Les Wexner is mentioned at least 89 times in Epstein files

The congressional release compiles years of interviews, emails and filings in which Wexner's name repeatedly surfaced, though it does not make new misconduct allegations.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 25, 2025 Four more suspects arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors announce
Four more suspects arrested in Louvre heist, prosecutors announce

Those arrests come in addition to the four people who have already been charged in the case.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 23, 2025 Collector sues after Sotheby’s ignores request to resell Modigliani it originally sold him
An exterior shot of Sotheby's location on the Upper East Side of Manhattan

The auction house allegedly said the painting, which it had sold to him in 2003, failed to meet certain criteria during a 2016 appraisal.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Nov 23, 2025 Withers bets on hybrid art law-advisory model with hire of Frank Lord
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Withers turns to a hybrid art-law model as clients seek guidance beyond standard contract work.

by Adam Schrader
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