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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   -   Jun 07, 2026 Newark Museum of Art worker alleges he was fired after HR complaints
Newark Museum of Art worker alleges he was fired after HR complaints

Shawn Jones, who is representing himself, filed an amended complaint on May 29 in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey.

Law and Crime   -   Jun 07, 2026 N.J. art middleman arrested in $190K deal had federal judgment
N.J. art middleman arrested in $190K deal had federal judgment

A Hong Kong art company sued years earlier over matching payments in a canceled sale.

Boston police seek suspect after Juneteenth items burned outside African Meeting House
Law and Crime   -   Jun 07, 2026 Boston police seek suspect after Juneteenth items burned outside African Meeting House

Museum leadership told WGBH the incident “feels like a hate crime."

by Adam Schrader
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Law and Crime   -   Jun 07, 2026 Boston police seek suspect after Juneteenth items burned outside African Meeting House
Boston police seek suspect after Juneteenth items burned outside African Meeting House

Museum leadership told WGBH the incident “feels like a hate crime."

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 07, 2026 Newark Museum of Art worker alleges he was fired after HR complaints
Newark Museum of Art worker alleges he was fired after HR complaints

Shawn Jones, who is representing himself, filed an amended complaint on May 29 in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 07, 2026 N.J. art middleman arrested in $190K deal had federal judgment
N.J. art middleman arrested in $190K deal had federal judgment

A Hong Kong art company sued years earlier over matching payments in a canceled sale.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 07, 2026 ‘No match for so much violence’: Three men sentenced for Drents Museum heist
‘No match for so much violence’: Three men sentenced for Drents Museum heist

The court said the recovered helmet and two bracelets reduced the harm from the theft, but one Dacian bracelet remains missing.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 05, 2026 Miami collector says Chrono24 let dealer sell Rolex it didn’t have
Miami collector says Chrono24 let dealer sell Rolex it didn’t have

A dispute over a six-figure Rolex tests how online marketplaces shape value for rare objects.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 04, 2026 McCormick denies copying tiny-figures food photos in Big Appetites copyright case
McCormick denies copying tiny-figures food photos in Big Appetites copyright case

McCormick says her miniature food photographs were independently made, while Christopher Boffoli alleges they violated his copyrights.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Jun 03, 2026 Wyland sues FIFA, property owners over Dallas whale mural destruction
Wyland sues FIFA, property owners over Dallas whale mural destruction

The artist alleged his landmark Dallas mural was painted over without consent ahead of the 2026 tournament in violation of federal law.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   May 29, 2026 Anthony Haden-Guest accuses Libbie Mugrabi of keeping 97 cartoons in Hamptons home
Anthony Haden-Guest accuses Libbie Mugrabi of keeping 97 cartoons in Hamptons home

The art critic and cartoonist says Mugrabi kept his works at her Southampton property after a planned sales exhibition never happened.

by Adam Schrader
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