Art fraud mastermind ordered to repay £125,000

The mastermind behind one of history's biggest art frauds has been ordered to hand over £125,000 of his ill-gotten gains or face being sent back to prison.

Art fraud mastermind ordered to repay £125,000

The mastermind behind one of history's biggest art frauds has been ordered to hand over £125,000 of his ill-gotten gains or face being sent back to prison.

During a decade of deceit John Drewe, 52, nicknamed the Puppet Master for the way he manipulated anyone he felt could further his criminal designs, made an estimated £1m selling bogus modern masters to an unsuspecting market.

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