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Art Thief as Insurance Avenger

October 22, 2013 by Marion Maneker

The wacky trial of Rogaru Dancu, the leader of the gang that robbed a Rotterdam museum of several works from the Triton Foundation, continues to provide plenty of entertainment. Dancu’s not wrong in his premise:

“What serious person would have original paintings with a market value of 100 million euros exhibited in such a way?” Dancu said. “The answer is that they’re either irresponsible, in which case they have to pay, or the paintings were perfect copies and someone duped the insurance company.”

Romania Picasso Thief Claims Stolen Artworks May Be Fakes (Bloomberg)

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