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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.
Police say they seized more than 1,000 paintings, prints, and other works believed to be fakes that were distributed across Canada and to countries including China, Germany, and the United States The investigation culminated on Wednesday, when nearly a hundred police officers, including 25 from the Thunder Bay Police Service, apprehended eight different suspects across a number of communities.
A family member of Dove’s asked Rybak if he’d seen the documentary There Are No Fakes, which was released that year and explored allegations of fraud rings creating forged Morrisseau works, and also touched on Dove’s death. The Thunder Bay Police Service committed significant resources to the investigation, assigning three officers from its Major Crimes Unit to the operation full-time for around two-and-a-half years.
“He forged some paintings himself before growing his organization into a full assembly line of painters,” said Veillieux. “He orchestrated all aspects of this operation: He was responsible for selling and consigning these fakes.”Gary Lamont, 61, of Thunder Bay, is alleged to have orchestrated a second Thunder Bay-based operation beginning around 2002 using artists including Benjamin Morrisseau, Norval’s nephew.
Finally, Jeffrey Cowan, 47, of Niagara-on-the-Lake, is alleged to have masterminded a third fraud ring based in Southern Ontario, beginning around 2008. Those items were often billed as bargains in less prominent or official art sales, before being resold at higher prices and sometimes making their way up to institutions including galleries, investigators said.Rybak emphasized that information provided by peers and experts in the art world was key, along with physical evidence.
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