Thomas Trotta, 49, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution after pleading guilty to art theft. This case is part of a larger investigation involving thefts from multiple museums and institutions over 20 years, with a focus on valuable works including Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock pieces. Trotta was involved in the theft of artworks estimated at millions, but many items remain unrecovered. Other suspects in the case await sentencing, raising concerns about ongoing art theft.
Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore, is the fourth person sentenced as part of the investigation into thefts that took place over more than two decades at 20 museums, stores and institutions.
Trotta admitted to stealing the Warhol silkscreen 'Le Grande Passion' and Pollock's 1949 oil-on-canvas painting 'Springs Winter' from the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The Pollock painting was estimated in 2023 to have been worth nearly $12 million.
An official at the museum said Friday those works have not been recovered.
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