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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 - May 05, 2026 Father-daughter duo plead guilty in $2M counterfeit art scheme

A photocopy in black-and-white of a painting depicting a nude female

Erwin Bankowsk, 50, and his 26-year-old daughter Karolina Bankowska pleaded guilty to their charges in Brooklyn federal court.

Law and Crime - May 04, 2026 Read the report: Review details Leon Botstein’s Epstein ties as Bard president resigns

Botstein will remain a member of Bard's faculty and continue to live on campus.

A sandstone sculpture of Ganesha is pictured against a black background

Law and Crime - May 10, 2026 More artifacts tied to traffickers Subhash Kapoor, Nancy Wiener repatriated to India

The return of the artifacts was announced on April 28 by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - May 10, 2026 More artifacts tied to traffickers Subhash Kapoor, Nancy Wiener repatriated to India

The return of the artifacts was announced on April 28 by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 05, 2026 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.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 04, 2026 Read the report: Review details Leon Botstein’s Epstein ties as Bard president resigns

Botstein will remain a member of Bard's faculty and continue to live on campus.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 04, 2026 ‘Like a Paw Patrol book’: DOJ official pens weird filing in White House East Wing suit

Stanley E. Woodward, Jr., has penned a weird filing in an ongoing lawsuit over Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 04, 2026 Detroit artist sues city, alleging destruction of 33 murals

The building was torn down after the city determined the structure was dangerous and ordered an emergency demolition.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 03, 2026 Historic trophy stolen from Glasgow museum days after Louvre heist, police reveal

The 18-karat gold Lipton Cup, pictured, was stolen from the Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland.

The theft was announced six months after the theft took place.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 03, 2026 Art stolen from beloved Las Vegas studio that offers classes, camps for kids

The theft is being investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 03, 2026 Reliquary urn stolen from Italian church recovered by FBI Boston

It is one of 17 items taken from the Church of San Michele Arcangelo di Cangiano, but the fate of the other items remains unknown.

by Adam Schrader