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garinda · 28-01-2008, 23:55

Well not murder, but in this case fraud totalling £850,000.

The eighty four year old man was spared jail because of ill health, though he seemed sprightly enough to pop round to various art galleries and auction houses, to sell the 'works of art', claiming he had inherited what he was trying to sell.

Although there is an amusing side to this, a greedy art world, duped by things knocked up in a Bolton shed, there is a serious side too.

'The family managed to convince the council-owned Bolton Museum to part with £439,767 for the 20-inch piece said to be 3,300 years old and a figurine of the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, the mother of King Tutankhamun.'

I wouldn't be too happy if my council bill had to cover that.

What do we think?

Do the crime, serve the time, or get off if you're a bit shaky on the old pins?

'Artful Codger' spared jail over counterfeit art | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

28-01-2008, 23:55	#1
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16468	Can the old get away with murder? Well not murder, but in this case fraud totalling £850,000. The eighty four year old man was spared jail because of ill health, though he seemed sprightly enough to pop round to various art galleries and auction houses, to sell the 'works of art', claiming he had inherited what he was trying to sell. Although there is an amusing side to this, a greedy art world, duped by things knocked up in a Bolton shed, there is a serious side too. 'The family managed to convince the council-owned Bolton Museum to part with £439,767 for the 20-inch piece said to be 3,300 years old and a figurine of the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, the mother of King Tutankhamun.' I wouldn't be too happy if my council bill had to cover that. What do we think? Do the crime, serve the time, or get off if you're a bit shaky on the old pins? 'Artful Codger' spared jail over counterfeit art \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.