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California Dealer Tatiana Khan Charged with Selling Phony Picasso

January 10, 2010 by  
Filed under Art Crime & Legal, Featured

LOS ANGELES, CA.- A West Hollywood antiques dealer has been charged with selling a phony Picasso for $2 million. Federal prosecutors said Friday that 69-year-old Tatiana Khan was charged with wire fraud and other crimes. She’s free pending arraignment but could face 45 years in prison if convicted. A call to her lawyer wasn’t immediately returned. a forged Pablo Picasso pastel called “The Woman in the Blue Hat” which sold for $2 million. Federal prosecutors said Friday Jan. 8, 2010 [...]