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A Los Angeles man was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after admitting he bought forged artworks of prominent graffiti artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and then tried to sell them for millions to a South Florida gallery.
Philip Righter, 43, had pleaded guilty to mail fraud and identity theft in Miami federal court earlier this year.
In court papers, Righter said he bought art forgeries of the deceased artists — celebrated for their edgy urban renderings on the streets and subways of New York in the 1970s and ‘80s — online and at marketplaces. He then tried to make the works look legitimate by creating letters that falsely certified their authenticity, federal prosecutor Christopher Browne said.
What a dingaling.
Philip Righter, 43, had pleaded guilty to mail fraud and identity theft in Miami federal court earlier this year.
In court papers, Righter said he bought art forgeries of the deceased artists — celebrated for their edgy urban renderings on the streets and subways of New York in the 1970s and ‘80s — online and at marketplaces. He then tried to make the works look legitimate by creating letters that falsely certified their authenticity, federal prosecutor Christopher Browne said.
What a dingaling.