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Article: NSW: Man jailed over art heist
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- May 16, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
05-16-2008
NSW: Man jailed over art heist
BRISBANE, May 16 AAP - A man has been jailed for five years for his role in one of
Australia's most notorious art heists.
Brett Michael Williams, 47, was found guilty last year of stealing more than a dozen
artworks, including a painting the owner claims is a Cezanne worth $100 million, known
as Son In A High Chair.
He stole the artworks from a northern NSW studio in 2004.
The authenticity of the Cezanne painting has been disputed, ...