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1999
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A "CONSUMMATE and devious liar" was convicted yesterday of masterminding the biggest contemporary art fraud of the 20th century.John Drewe, self-styled professor and nuclear physicist, plotted an international fraud that took in some of the art world's leading galleries and collectors. Among his victims were the Tate Gallery, Sotheby's, Christie's and the families of 20th-century artists.Drewe's activities were first revealed three years ago in an investigation by The Independent. Since then the paper has learnt that Drewe had previously passed information about art fraud to the police and that he had contacts in the Mafia.He was convicted yesterday, after a five-month trial, of seven charges, including conspiracy to defraud. A co-defendant, Daniel Stoakes, 52, was acquitted. (English)
13 February 1999
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- enwiki John Drewe
- ruwiki Дрю, Джон (преступник)