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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 07, 2026 Ronald Perelman appeals loss in $410 million art insurance case

A man holds an artwork that was allegedly damaged in a fire at Ronald Perelman's home

The case stems from a fire at his home and a fight with insurers over how courts define damage to high-value artworks.

Law and Crime - Jan 05, 2026 Boston man charged with murder for hit-and-run death of collector John P. Axelrod

Axelrod, 79, was killed Saturday while walking his dog.

Law and Crime - Jan 07, 2026 Art Recovery International marks first 2026 recovery with return of stolen Tarpin earrings

The roughly $17,500 earrings had been left in the back of an Uber.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - Jan 07, 2026 Art Recovery International marks first 2026 recovery with return of stolen Tarpin earrings

The roughly $17,500 earrings had been left in the back of an Uber.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 07, 2026 Ronald Perelman appeals loss in $410 million art insurance case

The case stems from a fire at his home and a fight with insurers over how courts define damage to high-value artworks.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 05, 2026 Boston man charged with murder for hit-and-run death of collector John P. Axelrod

Axelrod, 79, was killed Saturday while walking his dog.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Jan 02, 2026 Amy Taylor sues photographer over alleged misuse of Vogue Portugal images

The lawsuit centers on the scope of permission for an editorial photo shoot.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 30, 2025 Norton Museum expands lawsuit against phone provider as defense lawyers withdraw

The museum had sued Verity Partners in October, accusing it of holding its phone system hostage.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Dec 27, 2025 Louvre adds bars to window where thieves entered months after museum heist

Workers using a hoist truck to install a new security grille over a balcony window at the Musée du Louvre following the October jewel theft.

The museum has added new barriers on Quai François Mitterrand and will add 100 new security cameras in 2026.

by Adam Schrader

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

Law and Crime - Dec 22, 2025 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