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did you hear about the basat forgeries
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it's a $19.7 million claim over fake
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basat paintings in 2022 the FBI raided
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the Orlando Museum of Art seizing 25
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Works allegedly by baset turns out they
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were forgeries the works owners filed an
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insurance claim after they were seized
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but the insurers are refusing to pay as
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usual arguing forgeries don't qualify as
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covered property they say the owners
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misrepresented the work as authentic and
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that the fakes are basically worthless
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the forgeries were actually made in 2012
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by an Auctioneer and an accomplice
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complete with fake backstory and
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everything and now both sides are
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heading to court with the mediation
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deadline this month it's a multi-million
