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EP. 155 — See Ya Money Disappear as a F.A.P (Fine Art Partners) w/ Chelsea Devantez
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Chelsea Devantez joins us to discuss Inigo Philbrick, a young art dealer who took the fine arts world by storm with a few Ponzi schemes. Plus, an LA rapper who rapped about committing fraud has plead guilty! Stay Schemin’!
Sources:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/inigo-philbrick-intelligence-report-2020-1800972
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/25/inigo-philbrick-jailed-art-fraud
https://www.tatler.com/article/inigo-philbrick-art-dealer-arrested-vanuatu-south-pacific-art-fraud
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