Florida Art Dealer Sentenced to
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Florida Art Dealer Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison for Selling Fake Warhol Works

An art dealer in Florida, USA, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for selling counterfeit Andy Warhol artworks.

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The 63-year-old has admitted to deceiving customers by claiming that the artworks he sold were by Warhol. He will also be ordered to repay the equivalent of just over 25 million kronor that he earned from the fraud.

An accomplice is alleged to have posed as an employee of an auction house and issued false certificates of authenticity for the artworks. The accomplice was sentenced to probation last year.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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