ART SWINDLER: Conman Sentenced To Probation After Replacing Paintings With Fakes To Live Life Of Luxury

Picture shows "The Fairy Tale of the Frog King" painting by Franz von Stuck, undated. A museum employee replaced the painting with a forgery in Munich, Germany. Note: Photo from Wikipedia in public domain. (Newsflash) Picture shows "The Fairy Tale of the Frog King" painting by Franz von Stuck, undated. A museum employee replaced the painting with a forgery in Munich, Germany. Note: Photo from Wikipedia in public domain. (Newsflash)
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02 October 2023
A con artist in Germany has been sentenced to probation after he replaced several paintings with fake ones, which he later sold to buy himself a Rolls Royce. The 30-year-old museum employee of the German Museum in the city of Munich, Bavaria State, Germany, was sentenced to one year and...