In the US, up to 55 years jail for art fraud.
August 15 2012
Picture: LA Times
Tough sentences (rightly) for dodgy dealers in the US - last year I reported on a Los Angeles art dealer, Matthew Taylow, who was charged with fraud, theft and selling fakes. The fake charges were dropped by prosecutors, but Taylor has now been found guilty of possessing two stolen paintings, and not paying income tax on past dealing activities. The LA Times reports that he faces up to 55 years in a Federal jail. In the UK, you'd have to knock off several grannies to get a sentence like that.
