British Police Arrest Trio of Banksy Counterfeiters
Published: July 20, 2009
The blogosphere is reporting today that British police have arrested three Banksy impersonators. Lee Parker, Grant Champkins-Howard, and Vesna Grandes-Howard are accused of running a counterfeit print operation from which they sold fake Banksy limited editions. The trio, who have also been accused of selling at auction imitation punk clothing supposedly by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, face charges of fraud and money laundering.
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