Leonardo Patterson, Disgraced Dealer in Latin American Artifacts, Dies at 82

Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.

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Art Expert Accused of Duping Prince and Palace of Versailles Stands Trial

A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal pedigrees, authorities say. The distinct taste of licorice helped give him away.

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Fake IDs Are Really, Really Good Now

Holograms, engravings and just the right polycarbonate make a perfect driver’s license from anywhere you want. The cards are bedeviling bouncers.

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Man Charged With Giving Fake Botox Injections That Sickened Clients

A Manhattan aesthetician was arrested and charged with injecting patients at his medical spa with counterfeit Botox, prosecutors said, sending some to the hospital.

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U.S. Border Agents Seize 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars

They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history, officials said.

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