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Friday, January 13th, 2012

New York City amateur art dealer pleads guilty for forging authentication papers for fake Damien Hirst prints he had purchased on ebay: “LSD,” “Opium” and “Valium.” Silver reaped and ultimately repaid a total of $84,000, with an additional $20,000 on reserve and $7,000 in taxes. [AO Newslink]

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