CPA News
FBI seeks owners of stolen art
21st Aug, 2008The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reaching out to the public in an effort to locate the rightful owners of works from the estate of an Upper East Side art collector. Click for more...
Stolen art trial starts
21st Aug, 2008The trial began yesterday in Boston in the case against Robert Mardirosian, a retired lawyer accused of trying to sell seven paintings stolen from the home of Michael Bakwin in 1978. Click for more...
Gang jailed for £80m stately home raids
7th Aug, 2008Five members of a organised crime family behind a string of raids on stately homes, including Britain's biggest domestic burglary, have each been jailed for up to 11 years. Click for more...
Paintings recovered after 32 years
28th Jul, 2008Three oil paintings, valued at $1 million and stolen 32 years ago during an armed home invasion, have been returned to the heir of the original owner after being taken to a local art appraiser. Click for more...
Art Loss Register recovers work stolen in New York
21st Jul, 2008The Art Loss Register has recovered a Mario Carreño painting that was stolen from a New York law firm in 1993. Click for more...
US returns looted artefacts to Colombia
10th Jul, 2008More than 60 artefacts - some more than 2,000 years old - have been returned to Colombia. An Italian living in Miami has pleaded guilty to the sale and receipt of stolen goods. Click for more...
Missing bird's mysterious return
8th Jul, 2008A small bronze sparrow which was part of a Tracey Emin sculpture which had gone missing from its home in Liverpool has been returned. Click for more...
New website to help track down stolen property
7th Jul, 2008ARTART@T of France, an organisation that helps track stolen artworks, has just launched the its website Stolen-and-Wanted.com, a free-to-access database of stolen artworks. Click for more...
