Crime U.S. Authorities Return Antiquities Worth $19 Million to Italy, Including 27 Objects Seized From the Met The transfer also includes objects seized from the collection of billionaire Michael Steinhardt. By Min Chen, Jan 25, 2023
Crime A Spanish Collector Is on Trial for Forging Artworks by Chillida, Lichtenstein, and Munch—Then Consigning Them to Auction Houses The accused could face six years in prison for intellectual property theft and fraud related to the falsification of at least 15 works of art. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 19, 2023
Crime Three Members of an Infamous German Crime Family Have Confessed to Participating in the Green Vault Heist The suspects explained how they pulled off the brazen theft in court this week. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 18, 2023
Crime A Brazilian Collector Is Suing to Seize a Van Gogh Painting From the Detroit Institute of Arts, Claiming He Owns (But Lost) the Work Gustavo Soter has a 2017 bill of sale for the oil painting "Une Liseuse De Romans." He claims he hasn't seen it since. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2023
Crime Police Retrieve $400,000 in Artwork Stolen From a Truck in Colorado—Along With a Trove of Drugs and Guns The suspect had been on the run after escaping police custody last year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 10, 2023
Crime The U.S. Has Returned Its First Looted Antiquity to the Palestinian Authority: A Disgraced Collector’s Iron-Age Spoon The Manhattan D.A. seized the stolen artifact from Michael Steinhardt. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2023
Crime The Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Two MoMA Staffers Has Been Extradited to New York and Charged With Assault Police arrested Gary Cabana three days after the shocking attack. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2023
Crime The Man Accused of Attempting to Steal a Banksy Mural in Ukraine Could Face Up to 12 Years in Prison The accused thief claims he was planning to sell the street artist's work to benefit the Ukrainian Army. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 3, 2023
Crime A Thief Swiped a $70,000 Glass Sculpture From an Oklahoma Museum—Then Was Caught When He Returned to the Exhibition The stolen artwork was small enough to fit in the thief's pocket. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 23, 2022
Crime Vandals Have Destroyed 30,000-Year-Old Australian Cave Art by Carving Spooky Graffiti Into the Rock The cave's indigenous owners had been pushing for increased security at the site. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 21, 2022
Crime Police Seized Dozens of Treasures Stolen in Dresden’s $119 Million Green Vault Heist—But a 49-Carat Diamond Remains Missing The jewels were found with the help of the suspects, who are in talks with the prosecution over a possible settlement. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 19, 2022
Crime 300-Year-Old Hindu Relics Looted From an Indian Temple a Decade Ago Have Been Recovered Red flags were raised when an art collector unwittingly tried to register the stolen goods with the Archaeological Survey of India. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 15, 2022
Crime A Recently Discovered Trove of Ancient Roman Coins Has Mysteriously Vanished From a U.K. Museum Facility Police have been investigating the disappearance, but haven't so far announced any suspects. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 12, 2022
Crime A Renowned Archaeologist Is Calling on Sotheby’s to Withdraw Potentially Looted Antiquities From Its Auction Christos Tsirogiannis, an expert at identifying illicit antiquities, is once again sounding the alarm. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 6, 2022
Crime The Long-Smoldering Vasarely Family Feud Has Erupted Again Over the Op Art Pioneer’s Latest Gallery Show Mazzoleni Art gallery has 10 of the artists works for sale in “Einstein in the Sky with Diamonds,” through December 16—including two paintings which have been part of a decades-long dispute. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 6, 2022