Forgery Ring News Today

A 19-year-old man was arrested after a warrant was served at a Douglas County residence in relation to a "large-scale forgery ring," authorities said.

Forced child labor, murder, and a member of the Barenaked Ladies all factor into the story around the elaborate forgery ring.

Plus, the Feds are cracking down on a George Condo forgery ring, and Sotheby's gets sued over the sale of the first NFT.

Change the course of history. >> in december 2004, at the district court of jerusalem, golan and four others are charged on 44 counts of fraud and forgery. >> they accused him of being part of an international forgery ring, faking the historical record by forging such important items as the burial box of james, the brother of jesus. >> the prosecution launch a case to prove that golan added the three most contentious words, "brother of jesus," to the inscription. >> it is a genuine ossuary from ...

Accusation. all what i hold in my hand was a small box of very old tools in which i used to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> for more than a year, golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice, happy archaeology story to being a story about a criminal mastermind trying to change the course of history. >> in december 2004, at the district court of jerusalem, golan and four others are charged on 44 counts of fraud and forg...

So youve got a very interesting and perhaps volatile mix. >> narrator: it is an allegation oded golan vigorously denies. >> this is just ridiculous accusation. all what i hold in my hand was a small box of very old tools in which i use to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> narrator: for more than a year golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice, happy archeological story to being a story about a criminal mastermind try...

Dodgy dealing and tomb robbing. so youve got a very interesting and perhaps volatile mix. >> its an allegation oded golan vigorously denies. >> this is just a ridiculous accusation. what they hold in my hand was a small box of very old tools in which i use to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> for more than a year golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice happy archaeological story to being a story about a criminal mas...

>> its an allegation oded golan vigorously denies. >> this is ridiculous accusation. all what i hold in my hand is a small box of very old tools in which i use to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> for more than a year golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice happy archaeological story to a story about a criminal mastermind trying to change the course of history. >> in december 2004 at the district court of jerusalem,...

Antiquities, an awful lot of which is based on very shady, dodgy dealing and tomb raiding. >> its an allegation oded golan vigorously denies. >> this is ridiculous accusation. what they hold in my hand was a smallpox of very old tools in which i use to restore antiquities like any other collector. >> for more than a year golan is held under house arrest while the iaa prepares its case. >> the story switched from being a nice, happy archaeology story to a story about a criminal mastermind trying ...

>> the story switched from being a nice happy archaeology story to being a story about a criminal mastermind trying to change the course of history. >> in december, 2004, at the district court of jerusalem he and four others are charged on 44 counts of fraud and forgery. >> they accused him of being part of an international forgery ring. faking the historic record by forging such important items as the burial box of james the brother of jesus. >> the prosecution launch a case to prove that golan...