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 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.

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.

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

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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

Law and Crime - Apr 20, 2026 Jupiter Contemporary faces lawsuits over rent, artist disputes and damaged artwork

The cases span 2024 through 2026 and involve the gallery and its owner, Gabriel Kilongo, in state and federal courts in New York and Florida.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 20, 2026 U.N.’s human rights office expresses concern over Gao Zhen trial

Gao, who is in poor health, has been charged with “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs” under a 2021 law.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 19, 2026 FBI closed probe into stolen Picasso aquatint with no arrests, recovery firm says

The print surfaced at a Bonhams sale 33 years after it was stolen.

by Adam Schrader