Ex-Birmingham art gallery owner pleads guilty to swindling clients
Wendy Halsted Beard, 58, of Franklin, is expected to be sentenced in December, faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Wendy Halsted Beard, 58, of Franklin, is expected to be sentenced in December, faces up to 20 years in prison.
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The F.B.I. says a gallery owner made up medical emergencies, including a double lung transplant and a coma, as part of a criminal scheme to swindle older collectors.
The FBI arrested a gallery owner who cheated clients out of more than 100 rare fine art photographs, including some by Ansel Adams.