A Brazilian woman has been arrested for swindling her own mother out of more than $100 million in art in a bizarre, years-long scheme, police say
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The scam began in 2020 when Genevieve was approached by a supposed psychic with prophecies of her daughter's imminent death. Sabine and an accomplice posing as a psychic"began to take the artwork from the house, claiming that the painting was cursed with something negative, with negative energy that needed to be prayed over," said Rio de Janeiro police officer Gilberto Ribeiro.After almost a year of being mistreated by Sabine and her accomplices, the victim decided to go to the police.
Tarsila do Amaral's painting "Sol Poente" after it was seized during a police operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday.Three pieces from iconic modernist painter Tarsila do Amaral -"O Sono,""Sol Poente" and"Pont Neuf" -- were also stolen, which together police appraised at a value of 700 million reais .
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