USA v. Brugnara
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3:14-cr-00306
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July 05, 2023
Hidden Gun May Get Ex-Fugitive Art Fraudster 2 Years
Federal prosecutors in California are seeking two years in prison for a man who skipped his sentencing hearing on a gun possession charge following a previous conviction and sentence for allegedly defrauding an art dealer.
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October 20, 2015
Art Fraudster Sentenced To 7 Years For Fraud, Contempt
A California federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a San Francisco commercial real estate investor accused of failing to pay for an $11 million art deal to seven years in federal prison for counts including mail fraud and contempt, according to Northern California's U.S. Attorney.
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October 13, 2015
Judge Denies 'Attack-Dog' Art Fraudster's New-Trial Bid
A California federal judge on Friday blasted a new trial request from a San Francisco commercial real estate investor accused of failing to pay for an $11 million art deal, holding that his "attack-dog personality" does not constitute mental incompetence requiring a new trial.
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June 30, 2015
Ranting Fraudster Ousted From Art Theft Victim's Hearing
Tirade-prone San Francisco real estate millionaire Luke Brugnara, convicted in May for defrauding an art dealer of $11 million in art, was forcibly removed from a California federal courtroom on Tuesday for disobeying a judge's order that he not speak on his own behalf.
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June 19, 2015
Fraudster's Court Tirades Forfeit Pro Se Rights, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors told a California federal judge Thursday that a San Francisco man recently convicted of fraud in connection with an $11 million art deal should be barred from representing himself at sentencing due to his "ear-piercing tirade" and other "exceptional misconduct."
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May 19, 2015
Fraudster Calls For Own Lynching After Art Heist Verdict
A California federal jury on Tuesday convicted San Francisco real estate millionaire Luke Brugnara for escaping custody and for committing mail and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to steal $11 million worth of art, prompting Brugnara to challenge the judge to lynch him on the spot.
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May 18, 2015
Angry Juror Booted, Detained In $11M Art Theft Trial
A California federal juror was dismissed, then detained by U.S. Marshals on Monday after a series of angry outbursts during deliberations in the criminal case accusing San Francisco real estate millionaire, convicted tax evader and trout poacher Luke Brugnara of stealing $11 million in art and escaping custody.
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May 12, 2015
Prosecutors Hand $11M Art Heist, Jailbreak Trial To Jury
Federal prosecutors urged a California federal jury on Tuesday to find San Francisco real estate millionaire, convicted tax evader and trout poacher Luke Brugnara guilty of stealing $11 million worth of artwork and escaping custody, calling him a "consummate con artist" at the close of his criminal trial.