Fake Francis Bacon pieces among counterfeit art haul
Authorities seized 500 works of art suspected of being Francis Bacon counterfeits, along with cash and other valuables worth about €3m ($3.5m). Five people have been charged with criminal conspiracy to authenticate and circulate fake works of art and fraud and money laundering, according to an official statement.
The main suspect is a collector from Bologna, according to media reports. He had been the subject of two different investigations since 2018, the statement said.
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