Title: Florida Art Scammer Lands in the Federal Penitentiary for Over 2 Years Another day, another art scammer bites the dust. Daniel Elie Bouaziz, a 69-year-old art dealer, was recently sent to the slammer, where he'll be spending the next 27 months in federal prison. Why, you may ask? For his involvement in laundering money made selling fake art. Bouaziz had the gall to deceive both buyers and sellers, convincing them to hand over their hard-earned cash for fraudulent pieces of artwork. But justice has finally been served, and this art scammer will pay for his deceitful ways. The moral of the story? Always do your due diligence before purchasing art. Whether you're investing in a Picasso or a Koons, make sure you're buying from a reputable dealer. And if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. Let's hope that Bouaziz's sentencing will serve as a cautionary tale to others, and that the art world will become a safer, more trustworthy place because of it. The art dealer, Daniel Elie Bouaziz, 69, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for laundering money made selling counterfeit art.
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