Auctioneer Pleads Guilty to Forging Basquiat Art That Faked Out Top Museum

Former Los Angeles auctioneer admitted to creating fake Basquiat paintings with an associate and selling them on eBay and to Orlando Museum of Art.
counterfeit Basquiat pieces seized by FBI from Orlando museum in raid.
Auctioneer lied to FBI about provenance of fake art to hide fraud.
Museum taking action to prevent future fakes as investigation continues.
Real Basquiat art on view in L.A. provides contrast to forgery probe unfolding across country.