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Case Summary
United States v. Brugnara
United States v. Brugnara, 14-cr-00306-WHA (N.D.Cal. filed May 27, 2014); superseding indictment (N.D.Cal. filed Jul.17, 2014); expert report (N.D.Cal. filed Aug. 18, 2015); transcript evidentiary hearing (N.D.Cal. filed Sept. 2, 2015); judgment in criminal case (N.D.Cal. filed Oct. 21, 2015).
Précis
In this federal prosecution, a California real estate developer with a history of legal troubles was convicted of mail and wire fraud after failing to pay an art dealer $11 million for a group of artworks including a bronze sculpture, 16 paintings said to be by Willem de Kooning, etchings by Pablo Picasso, a painting by George Luks, and a drawing by Joan Miró.
Associated Legal Decision(s)
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United States v. Brugnara, 14-cr-00306-WHA, Document 878 (N.D.Cal. filed Oct. 21, 2015)
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United States v. Brugnara, 14-cr-00306-WHA, Document 730 (N.D.Cal. filed Sept. 2, 2015) (Transcript Evidentary Hearing)
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United States v. Brugnara, 14-cr-00306-WHA, Document 721 (N.D.Cal. filed Aug. 18, 2015) (Expert Report)
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United States v. Brugnara, 14-cr-00306-WHA, Document 50 (N.D.Cal. filed Jul. 17, 2014) (superseding indictment)
Associated Statutes and/or Legislation
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