Morrisseau Art Fraud-Related Criminal Issues
The R.C.M.P. Morrisseau Art Fraud Investigation
Federal Enforcement Section
A Sept 2008 -Dec 2010 Royal Canadian Mounted Police national investigation which “uncovered evidence of fraud” has failed, to date, to provide the necessary evidence to prosecute those responsible. Hundreds of witnesses and suspects were interviewed by RCMP investigators including eye witnesses to forgery production and participants who disclosed their roles in the fraud, however…
“The Evidence necessary to formulate reasonable grounds to assess criminal responsibility against individuals and galleries in the Greater Toronto Area was lacking ….”
RCMP, July 2012