Billionaire found guilty of trying to smuggle Picasso to London

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Jaime Botin was denied permit to remove artwork from Spain in 2012

, the banker argued the art had only been in Spain on a few occasions, including his daughter’s wedding and for re-framing.But the judge ruled against him, saying: “Despite being fully aware of the administrative ban, the defendant transferred the painting to [his yacht], docked in Valencia, with the purpose of removing [the painting] from Spain.

 

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VaGyver That looks like something I would draw

So basically if he needed some quick cash, could have sold on eBay but limited the transaction to pick-up in Spain, and all would have been fine. 🎨

VaGyver In a coffin presumably

I kinda love the idea of an 83 year billionaire having to spend time in jail and pay tens of millions of dollars tbh

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I thought picasso was dead?

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