Seller Of Counterfeit Art Extradited From Germany After 13 Years As A Fugitive
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Angela Catherine Hamblin, a UK citizen, was extradited from Germany to the U
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Angela Catherine Hamblin, a UK citizen, was extradited from Germany to the U.S. in 2023 after evading justice for 13 years for selling counterfeit artworks. She pleaded guilty in 2009 to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud, related to selling at least four fake paintings attributed to renowned artists like Turner and Kline, which she falsely claimed were inherited or purchased from deceased sellers. She was sentenced to one year and one day in prison but fled the U.S. after her sentencing. She was re-arrested in Germany in 2022 and extradited to serve her sentence. The case involved a $1.5 million fraud scheme, though exact proceeds are not specified in the press release.
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Angela Catherine Hamblin, a UK citizen, was extradited from Germany to the U.S. in 2023 after evading justice for 13 years for selling counterfeit artworks. She pleaded guilty in 2009 to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud, related to selling at least four fake paintings attributed to renowned artists like Turner and Kline, which she falsely claimed were inherited or purchased from deceased sellers. She was sentenced to one year and one day in prison but fled the U.S. after her sentencing. She was re-arrested in Germany in 2022 and extradited to serve her sentence. The case involved a $1.5 million fraud scheme, though exact proceeds are not specified in the press release. Angela Catherine Hamblin, a UK citizen, was extradited from Germany to the U.S. after evading justice for 13 years for selling counterfeit artworks attributed to renowned artists such as Joseph Mallord William Turner and Franz Kline. She pleaded guilty in 2009 to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud, and was sentenced to one year and one day in prison but fled to the UK instead of serving her sentence. Hamblin was re-arrested in May 2022 at Frankfurt Airport and extradited to the U.S. to serve her prison term. The fraud involved at least four paintings sold through a commercial auction and private transactions, with Hamblin falsely claiming they were authentic or inherited from relatives. The case was handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, with assistance from the FBI and German authorities.
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- Angela Catherine Hamblin was extradited from Germany to the United States
- Angela Catherine Hamblin was sentenced to one year and one day in prison
- Angela Catherine Hamblin pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud
- Angela Catherine Hamblin engaged in fraudulent scheme to sell at least four counterfeit paintings
- Angela Catherine Hamblin was re-arrested on May 31, 2022
- Angela Catherine Hamblin fled to the United Kingdom
- Damian Williams announced extradition of Angela Catherine Hamblin
- Angela Catherine Hamblin represented paintings as works by Joseph Mallord William Turner, Milton Avery, Franz Kline, Juan Gris
- Judge Loretta A. Preska sentenced Angela Catherine Hamblin on July 14, 2009
- Angela Catherine Hamblin was citizen of the United Kingdom
- David Raymond Lewis is in charge of prosecution of Angela Catherine Hamblin
- Angela Catherine Hamblin was fugitive for approximately 13 years
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Press Release Seller Of Counterfeit Art Extradited From Germany After 13 Years As A Fugitive Friday, April 21, 2023 Share FacebookLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. XLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. LinkedInLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANGELA CATHERINE HAMBLIN, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was extradited today from Germany to the United States to serve a prison sentence for selling fake works of art through a commercial auction website and in private transactions. After pleading guilty in 2009, HAMBLIN was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. However, HAMBLIN failed to report to U.S. prison authorities as ordered and instead fled the United States to the United Kingdom. She was re-arrested on May 31, 2022, while changing planes at an airport in Frankfurt, Germany. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Hamblin went to great lengths to avoid accountability for her crimes, but this Office and the FBI have long memories and benefit greatly from our cooperation with international partners. Despite some 13 years on the run, Hamblin was apprehended last year as she changed flights in Germany and today returns to face justice and serve her time in prison.” As alleged in the Indictment and other documents and statements made in Court: For about five months in 2007, HAMBLIN engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell at least four paintings that she represented to be works of such artists as Joseph Mallord William Turner (a British watercolorist and printmaker), Milton Avery (an American abstract expressionist painter), Franz Kline (an American abstract painter), and Juan Gris (a Spanish Cubist painter and sculptor), when she knew that the paintings were not authentic works of art by these famed artists. HAMBLIN made various claims about where she acquired the paintings, including that she or her husband had inherited the paintings from relatives and that they purchased one of the paintings from a then-deceased seller. With respect to one of the paintings, HAMBLIN claimed that the artist had given it to George Balanchine, the choreographer, who had in turn sold it to her great-grandfather. HAMBLIN was re-arrested on May 31, 2022, when she changed planes in Frankfurt, Germany, on a flight from Vienna, Austria, to the United Kingdom. Following an order of extradition by German authorities, HAMBLIN was flown today from Frankfurt to New York City and transported to the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to serve her prison sentence. * * * HAMBLIN, 74, of St. Boswells, Scotland, pled guilty on February 16, 2009, to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. She was sentenced on July 14, 2009, by United States District Judge Loretta A. Preska to one year and one day in prison. Mr. Williams praised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Art Crime Team/New York Major Theft Task Force for their outstanding investigative work on HAMBLIN’s scheme to sell counterfeit art. Mr. Williams also thanked the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the U.S. Marshals Service, and German authorities for their assistance in the extradition. This case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raymond Lewis is in charge of the prosecution. Contact Nicholas Biase (212) 637-2600 Updated April 21, 2023 Topic Financial Fraud Component USAO - New York, Southern Press Release Number: 23-147
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Press Release Seller Of Counterfeit Art Extradited From Germany After 13 Years As A Fugitive Friday, April 21, 2023 Share FacebookLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. XLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. LinkedInLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the “external link” icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. Email For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANGELA CATHERINE HAMBLIN, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was extradited today from Germany to the United States to serve a prison sentence for selling fake works of art through a commercial auction website and in private transactions. After pleading guilty in 2009, HAMBLIN was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. However, HAMBLIN failed to report to U.S. prison authorities as ordered and instead fled the United States to the United Kingdom. She was re-arrested on May 31, 2022, while changing planes at an airport in Frankfurt, Germany. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Hamblin went to great lengths to avoid accountability for her crimes, but this Office and the FBI have long memories and benefit greatly from our cooperation with international partners. Despite some 13 years on the run, Hamblin was apprehended last year as she changed flights in Germany and today returns to face justice and serve her time in prison.” As alleged in the Indictment and other documents and statements made in Court: For about five months in 2007, HAMBLIN engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell at least four paintings that she represented to be works of such artists as Joseph Mallord William Turner (a British watercolorist and printmaker), Milton Avery (an American abstract expressionist painter), Franz Kline (an American abstract painter), and Juan Gris (a Spanish Cubist painter and sculptor), when she knew that the paintings were not authentic works of art by these famed artists. HAMBLIN made various claims about where she acquired the paintings, including that she or her husband had inherited the paintings from relatives and that they purchased one of the paintings from a then-deceased seller. With respect to one of the paintings, HAMBLIN claimed that the artist had given it to George Balanchine, the choreographer, who had in turn sold it to her great-grandfather. HAMBLIN was re-arrested on May 31, 2022, when she changed planes in Frankfurt, Germany, on a flight from Vienna, Austria, to the United Kingdom. Following an order of extradition by German authorities, HAMBLIN was flown today from Frankfurt to New York City and transported to the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to serve her prison sentence. * * * HAMBLIN, 74, of St. Boswells, Scotland, pled guilty on February 16, 2009, to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. She was sentenced on July 14, 2009, by United States District Judge Loretta A. Preska to one year and one day in prison. Mr. Williams praised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Art Crime Team/New York Major Theft Task Force for their outstanding investigative work on HAMBLIN’s scheme to sell counterfeit art. Mr. Williams also thanked the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the U.S. Marshals Service, and German authorities for their assistance in the extradition. This case is being handled by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raymond Lewis is in charge of the prosecution. Contact Nicholas Biase (212) 637-2600 Updated April 21, 2023 Topic Financial Fraud Component USAO - New York, Southern Press Release Number: 23-147