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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   -   Dec 22, 2025 Why Jeffrey Epstein’s art record is hard to piece together
Why Jeffrey Epstein’s art record is hard to piece together

An analysis of what new photographs from Epstein's home cannot document.

Law and Crime   -   Dec 22, 2025 How Jeffrey Epstein’s art curation and framing manufactured authority
How Jeffrey Epstein’s art curation and framing manufactured authority

New photos reveal how inexpensive reproductions and design objects were staged inside Epstein’s homes to create an aura of cultural authority.

FBI records show collector Les Wexner appeared in Epstein probe before arrest
Law and Crime   -   Dec 24, 2025 FBI records show collector Les Wexner appeared in Epstein probe before arrest

FBI tracked Wexner months before Epstein's 2019 arrest and internally grappled with questions about who owned Epstein's mansion.

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Dec 24, 2025 FBI records show collector Les Wexner appeared in Epstein probe before arrest
FBI records show collector Les Wexner appeared in Epstein probe before arrest

FBI tracked Wexner months before Epstein's 2019 arrest and internally grappled with questions about who owned Epstein's mansion.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 22, 2025 Why Jeffrey Epstein’s art record is hard to piece together
Why Jeffrey Epstein’s art record is hard to piece together

An analysis of what new photographs from Epstein's home cannot document.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 22, 2025 How Jeffrey Epstein’s art curation and framing manufactured authority
How Jeffrey Epstein’s art curation and framing manufactured authority

New photos reveal how inexpensive reproductions and design objects were staged inside Epstein’s homes to create an aura of cultural authority.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 20, 2025 Greenwich antiques dealer charged with stealing more than $960,000 from estate
Greenwich antiques dealer charged with stealing more than $960,000 from estate

Johnson faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty to his charges.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 20, 2025 Syria announces arrest in National Museum of Damascus heist
Syria announces arrest in National Museum of Damascus heist

The theft occurred last month in the museum’s Classical Hall, where officials previously said six Venus statues were taken.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 19, 2025 Police seek glass artwork stolen in New Zealand burglary
Round glass and mirror artwork titled Infinite Sea, featuring LED lighting, held against a white wall after being reported stolen in a west Auckland burglary.

“Check your hotel bathrooms?" Art Recovery International said on social media.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 16, 2025 Artist pleads not guilty in Art Basel Miami Beach graffiti case
Cropped screenshot from an Instagram video showing chalk spray writing on a glass window at the Miami Beach Convention Center during Art Basel in Miami Beach.

The misdemeanor case centers on damage valued at about $400.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Dec 15, 2025 Police release photos after at least 600 artifacts stolen from Bristol museum storage
CCTV images of four burglary suspects linked to the theft of more than 600 artifacts from a Bristol museum storage facility.

The theft happened in September, but police delayed announcing it to fully audit what was taken.

by Adam Schrader
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