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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 28, 2026 Prosecutors drop Art Basel graffiti case against artist

Thomas Iser had been accused of damaging a Miami Beach Convention Center window during Miami Art Week.

Law and Crime - May 27, 2026 Plea talks underway in case over stolen Courbet painting

A federal judge pushed Thomas Doyle’s next conference to June as both sides discuss whether the case can end before trial.

Law and Crime - May 29, 2026 Charges dropped against woman accused in $45K Flagler Museum check fraud

Assistant State Attorney Michael J. Rachel filed a "no file" notice on May 19 in the case against Alexandra Charlotte Kaiser.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - May 29, 2026 Charges dropped against woman accused in $45K Flagler Museum check fraud

Assistant State Attorney Michael J. Rachel filed a "no file" notice on May 19 in the case against Alexandra Charlotte Kaiser.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 28, 2026 Prosecutors drop Art Basel graffiti case against artist

Thomas Iser had been accused of damaging a Miami Beach Convention Center window during Miami Art Week.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 27, 2026 Plea talks underway in case over stolen Courbet painting

A federal judge pushed Thomas Doyle’s next conference to June as both sides discuss whether the case can end before trial.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 27, 2026 Death penalty sought in Capital Jewish Museum shooting case

Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, are pictured in a photograph shared by the Consulate General of Israel to New England

The government listed several aggravating factors in the notice, filed on May 15 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 27, 2026 Brazilian police make arrests in Matisse library heist probe

São Paulo police arrested a woman and targeted the alleged mastermind, already in jail, in the Matisse library heist investigation.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 27, 2026 Autopsy records detail brutal attack at center of Brent Sikkema case in Brazil

Brazilian forensic records reveal new details from the autopsy and crime scene in Brent Sikkema’s killing.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 26, 2026 Brent Sikkema murder case in Brazil awaits key ruling after Daniel Sikkema conviction

A Brazilian court record shows the Rio de Janeiro home where art dealer Brent Sikkema was killed in January 2024.

Alejandro Triana Prevez’s case in Rio remains short of trial, even after Daniel Sikkema’s conviction in New York.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - May 25, 2026 Robert Indiana publisher fights bid to seize works after $102.2M verdict

Robert Indiana's The Ninth American Dream is pictured against a red background.

The fight over Indiana’s final years is now focused on what Morgan can take from McKenzie after winning at trial.

by Adam Schrader