Master Forgers: The Greenhalgh Family: Does Crime Really Pay?
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1909827177 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 98 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
No Value This is not a well written book. There are a lot of cliche phrases and some strange grammar/editing problems. Also all the information can be easily gleaned from the available press in various newspaper accounts—nothing new here. The author hasn't done deep research into forgers which could have been
So just how did the Greenhalgh’s manage to walk into Museums and fool professional curators with such vast knowledge and experience? How on earth did they get away with it for so long? What eventually brought them to justice? The Greenhalgh case is one of fascination for it is a story of an ordinary family of little means with little education or money and who managed to not only fool the art world but send shock waves within it and outside it. So what happened to the rest of the money? The family lived in a modest end terraced council house therefore they did not buy property with the monies that they received from the crimes. The family were said to have made millions from their crimes and bank statements showed that they had made at least £850,000. George Greenhalgh aged 84 received a 12 month suspended sentence mainly due to his age sentence and after medical tests were undertaken. Much disagreement surrounds this case as many people believe the sentences did not reflect the enormity of their crimes. On the 16th November, 2007, George, his wife Olive and their Son Shaun stood before the judge and confessed to conspiring to defraud museums and private collectors during their eighteen year span and laundering the money that they had made from their criminal acts. The police beli