Sotheby's Wins Suit by Russian Billionaire Over Art Fraud
Sotheby's was cleared by a New York jury of allegations that it helped a dealer defraud a Russian billionaire, likely ending a nearly decade-old battle
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Sotheby's was cleared by a New York jury of allegations that it helped a dealer defraud a Russian billionaire, likely ending a nearly decade-old battle
The billionaire is seeking more than $232.5m in damages.
For da Vinci’s ‘Lost Leonardo’ and paintings by Klimt and Magritte.
Sotheby’s abused its “privilege, power and reputation” to help dupe a Russian billionaire out of millions of dollars as he amassed a world-class art collection, a lawyer for the businessman argued on the first day of a closely watched trial in New York. But the auction house says billionaire Dmitry…
Sotheby's abused its "privilege, power and reputation" to help dupe a Russian billionaire out of millions of dollars as he amassed a world-class art