U.S. District Court sentenced a 38-year-old Marcus Petmona from Miami, convicted of theft of works by Picasso and Chagall, to 23 months in prison

U.S. District Court ruled in the case of 38-year-old Marcus Petmona (Marcus Patmon) from Miami, convicted of stealing the works of Picasso (Pablo Picasso) and Chagall (Marc Chagall). He was sentenced to 23 months imprisonment.

During the investigation it was found that Petmon committed two thefts. December 10, 2007 he stole from the Washington Galerie Larehouse Marc Chagall lithograph "Meeting of Ruth and Boaz," and etching by Pablo Picasso Faun and a woman. " Both works he subsequently sold, earning at the same time about 63 thousand dollars. A May 22, 2008 Petmon penetrated Gallery Biba in Palm Beach and brought out etchings by Picasso "To tell the meal" and " Jacqueline Reading ». However, this time to sell the stolen goods he did not succeed. Art dealer Catherine Burns (Catherine Burns), which he proposed to buy "a meager meal, became suspicious and contacted police. Then Petmon was arrested and appeared in court .

In October last year Petmon pleaded guilty to mail fraud, attempted fraud using the phone as well as transport of stolen goods between U.S. states . His actions, he explained he had encountered financial difficulties and said in court that he repented of his deed. All the stolen works were found and returned to their rightful owners

addition to 23 months imprisonment, the court also sentenced to pay compensation Petmona art dealer, sold him returning the stolen works.

Material prepared Ekaterina Guseva, AI

Source: miamiherald.com , delawareonline.com , artinvestment.ru