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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 - Jan 14, 2026 Beanie Babies billionaire’s lawsuit against Santa Barbara museum dismissed by judge

The Ty Warner Sea Center on Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara, California, pictured before the museum removed Warner’s name in 2014

The court found Warner’s claims expired seven years before the lawsuit was filed.

Law and Crime - Jan 14, 2026 Dealer sued over fake art says longtime friend approved the buys

Court filing says longtime business relationship, not a criminal scheme, drove the disputed art purchases.

Law and Crime - Jan 15, 2026 Museum repatriation decision triggers police investigation in New Zealand

Authorities are reviewing a complaint linked to the handling of cultural objects returned in 2023.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - Jan 15, 2026 Museum repatriation decision triggers police investigation in New Zealand

Authorities are reviewing a complaint linked to the handling of cultural objects returned in 2023.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 14, 2026 Beanie Babies billionaire’s lawsuit against Santa Barbara museum dismissed by judge

The court found Warner’s claims expired seven years before the lawsuit was filed.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 14, 2026 Dealer sued over fake art says longtime friend approved the buys

Court filing says longtime business relationship, not a criminal scheme, drove the disputed art purchases.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 12, 2026 Paris court convicts art dealer over online harassment of Brigitte Macron

The case centered on a wave of online posts that claimed Brigitte Macron had been born a man.

by Adam Schrader

History and Archaeology - Jan 11, 2026 Amateur metal detectorist who faked Roman brooch discovery sentenced for fraud

Amateur metal detectorist Jason Price had claimed to have discovered an Ancient Roman horse brooch, which he had bought off eBay

The false claim prompted a multi-year police investigation.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 11, 2026 Man who pushed boy from Tate Modern balcony sentenced for attacking nurses

Jonty Bravery is pictured in a Metropolitan Police mugshot released in 2019.

Bravery, then 17, threw the younger boy from a tenth-floor viewing platform of the Tate Modern in August 2019.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 11, 2026 Feud between brothers over Aicon name expands with allegations of forged artworks

Projjal Dutta and his Aicon Contemporary gallery sued his brother Prajit Dutta and his gallery, Aicon Art, in October over the Aicon name.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 09, 2026 Interpol coordinated cultural property inquiries involving U.S. auction houses in 2025

Records detail behind-the-scenes handling of cultural property cases.

by Adam Schrader