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Dec 2, 2014 · John Re, 54, faces up to 20 years in prison for selling paintings and sketches purportedly by famous artists. He stole about $2.5 million from unwitting buyers.
Dec 2, 2014 · A man accused of selling dozens of fake Pollock and de Kooning artworks pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court on Monday, the New York Times reports. Prosecutors said John Re ...
May 15, 2015 · Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that JOHN RE, 54, of East Hampton, New York, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with his ...
Dec 2, 2014 · John Re, 54, of East Hampton admitted scamming art buyers out of $2.5 million (£1.6m) over nine years, some of which he used to buy a submarine. He faces up to four years in prison after pleading...
Dec 3, 2014 · The ex-navy man is accused of causing $2.5 million (£1.6 million) in losses to victims since 2005, in a carefully constructed scheme that allegedly saw him create false provenance for dozens of paintings, sketches and pastels. Prosecutors say Re carried on selling the works even after he was challenged by art appraisers.
Dec 2, 2014 · John Re, 54, faces up to 20 years in prison and also must forfeit $2.5 million and not sell the former USS Quest, a submarine he acquired with the proceeds of the fraud, until the debt is...
Jul 1, 2014 · John Re, an East Hampton-based painter, has been arrested... Art collectors paid $1.9 million for fake Jackson Pollock paintings — including some splattered works that were audaciously sold...
