US EditionOnetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud
- Lisa Schiff, an art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for a $6.5 million fraud scheme.
- Schiff diverted client funds meant for artwork purchases to her personal expenses, with victims reporting losses as she lived a lavish lifestyle.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky stated that for five years, Schiff breached the trust of her art advisory clients by diverting millions of dollars.
- As part of her sentencing, Schiff was ordered to pay back $6.5 million and an additional $9 million in restitution to her victims.
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Onetime art adviser to Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud
NEW YORK -- A New York art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy patrons was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in federal prison after admitting to cheating clients out of $6.5 million in connection with the sale of 55 works of art.
Lisa Schiff, NYC art ‘adviser’ to stars including Leonardo DiCaprio learns her fate after $6.5M fraud
A Manhattan art advisor, whose celebrity clients included actor Leonardo DiCaprio, was sentenced to over two years in prison for swindling at least a dozen people out of nearly $6.5 million.
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Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio gets 2.5 years in prison for $6.5 million fraud
A New York art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy patrons has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting to cheating clients out of $6.5 million in connection with the sale of 55 works of art.
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Entertainment MagazineArt Adviser Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients
The Manhattan art adviser Lisa Schiff, who admitted to stealing millions of dollars clients gave her to buy art, but which she instead burned through to fund her life of luxury, was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken sentenced Ms. Schiff, 55, to 30 months in prison, followed by two years supervised release for perpetrating a scheme in which she stole about $6.5 million from over a…
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