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The lead investigators in a bust of forgery rings alleged to have faked thousands of Norval Morrisseau works say the level of fraud could top $100 million.
Author: Ian Kaufman
THUNDER BAY – Police say a major investigation into forged Norval Morrisseau paintings that began in Thunder Bay revealed a sprawling fraud scheme they believe is the largest in art history.
The results of a joint Thunder Bay Police Service-Ontario Provincial Police investigation, dubbed Project Totton, were announced by police on Friday.
The lead investigators in that operation, Det.-Sgt. Jason Rybak of the TBPS and Det.-Insp. Kevin Veillieux of the OPP, gave insight into the years-long investigation in an interview with TBnewswatch.