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German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works

NPR 1 min read 6 hours ago

The alleged leader of the scheme, a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, also tried to sell counterfeit works supposedly by Frida Kahlo, Amadeo Modigliani and Peter Paul Rubens, authorities say.
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