PROVIDENCE, RI (AP).- A former art dealer earlier convicted of tax fraud duped investors out of $6 million and used the money to buy cars, antique Japanese swords and valuable works of art, a prosecutor said as the man’s trial began in federal court W…
Egypt Deputy Minister, Mohsen Shalaan, Detained Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s state news agency reports the country’s top prosecutor has ordered a four-day detention of the deputy culture minister over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of “Poppy …
Egypt Deputy Minister, Mohsen Shalaan, Detained Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s state news agency reports the country’s top prosecutor has ordered a four-day detention of the deputy culture minister over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of “Poppy …
Egypt Bars Officials from Travel Over Art Theft: Report
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt’s general prosecutor has blocked nine Culture Ministry officials from travel as part of an inquiry into the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million, a state-owned newspaper said on Monday. The painting, known…