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Florida art dealer gets nearly 4 years in prison for scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworks

MIAMI — A South Florida art dealer has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for a scheme that involved selling fake Andy Warhol artworks. Leslie Howard Roberts, 63, was sentenced in Miami federal court this month to three years and 10 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· Oct 16, 6:42 PMFlorida art dealer gets nearly 4 years in prison for scheme to sell fake Andy Warhol artworksAlso ran in Breitbart News Network, U.S. News & World Report, WDIV ClickOnDetroit, WTOP

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