Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place
Briefly

The thief used the proceeds to finance a luxurious lifestyle, the judge said.
He then sold three of the pieces at auction; the fourth failed to find a buyer.
The accused shamelessly exploited the access to the storage rooms in his employer's buildings and sold valuable cultural assets in order to secure an exclusive standard of living for himself and to show off with it, according to the written judgment.
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