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A key player in a massive art fraud scheme oversaw an "assembly line"-like production of fake Norval Morrisseau paintings, court heard Tuesday, as the Thunder Bay, Ont., man pleaded guilty to two charges.

A key player in a massive art fraud scheme oversaw an "assembly line"-like production of fake Norval Morrisseau paintings, court heard Tuesday, as the Thunder Bay, Ont., man pleaded guilty to two charges.

A decades-long forgery scheme ensnared Canada’s most famous Indigenous artist, a rock musician turned sleuth and several top museums. Here's how investigators unraveled the incredible scam

The work, known as Salmon Life Giving Spawn, was recently hanging at the Ontario Legislature building and had characteristics investigators say link it to one of the Norval Morrisseau art fraud rings.

Painting has been removed until more information can be obtained about the provenance of the painting known as Salmon Life Giving Spawn

A man who played a key role in a wide-reaching case of art fraud involving Norval Morrisseau's paintings was handed a five-year sentence on Thursday, with the judge saying the crime had tarnished the legacy of the renowned Indigenous artist.

Gary Lamont had pleaded guilty to forgery and defrauding the public above $5,000 for signing artist Norval Morrisseau’s name to fraudulent works of art.

A man who played a key role in a wide-reaching case of art fraud involving Norval Morrisseau's paintings was handed a five-year sentence.

Canadian man gets five-year jail sentence in major fraud scheme where eight people faked Norval Morrisseau artworks.

A Thunder Bay, Ont., man has received a five-year sentence for his role in what's been called a historic case of art fraud.