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

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 - Apr 28, 2026 Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue

The damage was determined to be “minor but significant."

Law and Crime - Apr 28, 2026 Right-wing group Judicial Watch sues Justice Department for records in art theft

Ben Stahl is pictured painting Descent from the Cross, one of 14 paintings stolen on April 16, 1969

The records sought pertain to the 1969 theft of paintings by Ben Stahl from the Museum of the Cross in Sarasota, Florida.

Law and Crime - May 03, 2026 Key witness in alleged Brent Sikkema murder plot says accused killer sent her $5K

Dailyn Hidalgo Hernandez gave a deposition to U.S. federal prosecutors in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, last month.

by Adam Schrader

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Law and Crime - May 03, 2026 Key witness in alleged Brent Sikkema murder plot says accused killer sent her $5K

Dailyn Hidalgo Hernandez gave a deposition to U.S. federal prosecutors in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, last month.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 28, 2026 Woman damages Fountain of Neptune on a pre-wedding dare to grope nude statue

The damage was determined to be “minor but significant."

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 28, 2026 Right-wing group Judicial Watch sues Justice Department for records in art theft

The records sought pertain to the 1969 theft of paintings by Ben Stahl from the Museum of the Cross in Sarasota, Florida.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 28, 2026 Taiwan’s Supreme Court upholds artist Sakuliu Pavavalong’s rape conviction

The National Culture and Arts Foundation has since revoked the National Award for Arts given to him in 2018.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 27, 2026 Police identify suspect in theft of George Washington painting from Pa. restaurant

Neither the artist nor the painting's value was immediately known.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 23, 2026 Miami tourist in $40K gallery theft case gets probation; cases closed

It was not immediately clear from the court record what happened to the sculpture or the bottle of wine following the alleged thefts.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 23, 2026 Dutch Silver Museum struggles to reopen after theft wiped out collection

Thieves broke in on January 21, smashing glass and taking hundreds of silver objects.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 22, 2026 Florida woman charged after $45K counterfeit check tied to Flagler Museum

Alexandra Charlotte Kaiser, 31, was arrested April 14 by the Palm Beach Police Department.

by Adam Schrader