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Case Summary
United States v. John Re
United States v. John Re, No. 14-cr-00550 (S.D.N.Y. May 13, 2015); aff'd, No. 15-1629 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 2016).
Précis
A New York man with a long history of convictions was sentenced to five years imprisonment for wire
fraud
The intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his money, property or legal right, either as a cause of action or as a fatal element in the action itself.
fraud in connection with a scheme to create false
provenance
The history of the ownership of an object or work of art; sometimes also used to describe the place of origin, or the find-spot, of an archaeological object or other antiquity (more correctly, “provenience”).
provenance and sell dozens of forged works that he claimed were by artists Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
fraud
The intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his money, property or legal right, either as a cause of action or as a fatal element in the action itself.
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