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Tracey Emin Forgery Ring

January 23rd, 2010 in Criminal
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The artist Tracey Emin, whose work sells for thousands of pounds a piece, has been inadvertently caught in the centre of a forgery ring specialising in reproducing her art,Scotland Yard revealed today. An inquiry is under way following concerns raised about several paintings, supposedly by her, that were offered for sale last year. Two men aged 21 and 23 were arrested in Manchester in November on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and of money laundering.Via The Independent.

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