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Law Practice

Jul. 31, 2001

Reckoning Lags in Art-Theft Fraud

LOS ANGELES - On July 21, 1999, Dr. Steven G. Cooperman, a once-prominent Beverly Hills eye surgeon, was convicted on 18 federal counts for orchestrating the theft of a Picasso and Monet from his Brentwood home so that he could collect $17.5 million in insurance money.

By David Houston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - On July 21, 1999, Dr. Steven G. Cooperman, a once-prominent Beverly Hills eye surgeon, was convicted on 18 federal counts for orchestrating the theft of a Picasso and Monet from his Brentwood home so that he could collect $17.5 million in i...

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