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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ANGELA CATHERINE HAMBLIN, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was extradited from Germany to the United States to serve a prison sentence for selling fake works of art through a commercial auction website and in private transactions. After pleading guilty in 2009, HAMBLIN was sentenced to one year and one day in prison. However, HAMBLIN failed to report to U.S. prison authorities as ordered and instead fled the United States to the United Kingdom. She was re-arrested on May 31, 2022, while changing planes at an airport in Frankfurt, Germany.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Hamblin went to great lengths to avoid accountability for her crimes, but this Office and the FBI have long memories and benefit greatly from our cooperation with international partners. Despite some 13 years on the run, Hamblin was apprehended last year as she changed flights in Germany and today returns to face justice and serve her time in prison.”
As alleged in the Indictment and other documents and statements made in Court:
For about five months in 2007, HAMBLIN engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell at least four paintings that she represented to be works of such artists as Joseph Mallord William Turner (a British watercolorist and printmaker), Milton Avery (an American abstract expressionist painter), Franz Kline (an American abstract painter), and Juan Gris (a Spanish Cubist painter and sculptor), when she knew that the paintings were not authentic works of art by these famed artists. HAMBLIN made various claims about where she acquired the paintings, including that she or her husband had inherited the paintings from relatives and that they purchased one of the paintings from a then-deceased seller. With respect to one of the paintings, HAMBLIN claimed that the artist had given it to George Balanchine, the choreographer, who had in turn sold it to her great-grandfather.
HAMBLIN was re-arrested on May 31, 2022, when she changed planes in Frankfurt, Germany, on a flight from Vienna, Austria, to the United Kingdom. Following an order of extradition by German authorities, HAMBLIN was flown today from Frankfurt to New York City and transported to the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to serve her prison sentence.
HAMBLIN, 74, of St. Boswells, Scotland, pled guilty on February 16, 2009, to two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. She was sentenced on July 14, 2009, by United States District Judge Loretta A. Preska to one year and one day in prison.
Mr. Williams praised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Art Crime Team/New York Major Theft Task Force for their outstanding investigative work on HAMBLIN’s scheme to sell counterfeit art. Mr. Williams also thanked the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, the U.S. Marshals Service, and German authorities for their assistance in the extradition.
On Earth Day and every day, State Comptroller DiNapoli is continuing his work to protect the Fund’s assets over the long term from the significant risks created by climate change. With the State pension fund’s $20 billion commitment to sustainable investments and climate solutions, Comptroller DiNapoli is taking action to seize investment opportunities that are best positioned for a low carbon future.
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NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program |
The State Comptroller’s office also surveyed localities around the State to understand how climate change is impacting their financial and capital planning decisions. “Climate change poses significant threats to communities in New York. Concerns are growing about severe heat waves and droughts, more frequent and destructive storms, and flooding and rising sea levels that threaten both coastal and inland communities,” DiNapoli said. “Local governments are shouldering much of the financial burden of climate change as they maintain important infrastructure such as roadways, drinking water systems and sewers. Local officials will increasingly need to assess the need for additional climate actions, plan for these higher costs, and communicate these challenges to stakeholders at the State and local levels.”
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Dear Neighbor,
EARTH DAY is here! Together, we can reduce the City’s carbon footprint by choosing more sustainable products, cleaning up our parks and greenways, or planting more trees and flowers. But it’s not just about what we do on one day, but the ways we work to keep our communities clean, safe, and healthy all year.
In this week’s email, you will find information regarding upcoming events, educational opportunities for our youth, community resources, and information for caregivers. We’ve also updated our ‘Career Corner’ with exciting information, which includes HPD’s upcoming hiring event and informational sessions for those interested in pursuing a career with Carpenters. For those interested in learning about upcoming events and community resources, please scroll to ‘What’s Happening in District 13’ and ‘Community Resources.’
In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment, please call us at (718) 931-1721 or email us at District13@council.nyc.gov.
Wishing you all a beautiful and joyous weekend.
Sincerely,
Council Member Marjorie Velázquez
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 22, the Morris Park BID will host an Earth Day Celebration from 12 PM to 2 PM! This year’s event will take place at Loreto Park, and participants will have a chance to meet the NYC Urban Park Rangers. There will be environment-themed activities and crafts, children’s activities, and more. Local Bronx artists Lovie Pignata and Kaylove will also be in attendance.
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