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Thursday, May 7, 2026

OMA enhances whistleblower rules as 'Basquiat' art is proved fake - Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Museum of Art has beefed up whistleblower protections for its staff as it continues working to restore its reputation in light of the revelation that works in its doomed “Heroes & Monsters” exhibition were unquestionably fakes.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday revealed that a Los Angeles auctioneer admitted he helped create fake artworks attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat that had been displayed at the museum last year.

The announcement did not indicate the investigation was over, and a former member of the FBI’s Art Crime Team told the Orlando Sentinel the investigators are likely still determining who else might have known the art wasn’t authentic.

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