Orlando Museum Of Art Victim Of Basquiat Counterfeit Scheme: DOJ

Michael Barzman, 45, of North Hollywood, California, agreed to plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI during an interview in August. As part of the plea deal, he admitted to creating the fake works of art with another man, according to a court filing. According to the justice department, Barzman and a second man – identified in the court documents as “J.F.” – created the fake Basquiats in 2012 in a scheme to market the bogus artwork. Some of For a time, the scheme worked. The bogus art...