A scammer with an eye for art
Photo courtesy of August Appleton Dozens of paintings by the late folk artist George Colin are stored in August Appleton’s law office. It wasn't Al Capone's secret vault, which proved an overhyped dud that held a few empty bottles and not much else. This was more colorful – and valuable. Chris Schaller, a former mortgage broker who awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to wire fraud last year in federal court, had a taste for artwork by ...