Legal Opinion
United States v. Hilda Amiel, Kathryn Amiel, Joanne Amiel, and Sarina Amiel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 9, 1993No. 1403, Docket 93-1040PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
FACTS AND BACKGROUND
In 1986, the United States began investigating Leon Amiel; his wife, Hilda Amiel; his daughters, Kathryn and Joanns Amiel; and his granddaughter, Sarina Amiel, for possible dealings in counterfeit artworks. Through their family businesses, the Amiels allegedly engaged in a scheme to sell to corrupt art dealers limited-edition prints of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, and Salvador Dali. Leon Am-iel allegedly ran the counterfeit-art operation until his death in 1988, after which his wife, daughters, and granddaughter…
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