Friday, February 26, 2010

Indictment in Clementine Hunter Case

The (La.) Independent Weekly reports: "A federal grand jury indicted three people for selling counterfeit Clementine Hunter paintings. William Toye, 78, and Beryl Ann Toye, 68, both of Baton Rouge, and 62-year-old Robert E. Lucky Jr. of New Orleans were named in a four-count indictment that charges all three defendants with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, acting U.S. Attorney Bill Flanagan announced Thursday."

Background here.