Police in Ontario say eight people have been arrested and charged in an investigation into alleged fraudulent art made and sold under the name of famous Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau.
Ontario Provincial Police say more than 1,000 alleged fake paintings, prints and other artworks have been seized in their two-and-a-half-year probe, conducted alongside the Thunder Bay Police Service.
Those arrested face a combined 40 charges, including forgery, defrauding the public over $5000 and uttering a forged document.
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