Russian Art Forgery Case Uncovered, Channel One CEO Among Victims

Russian investigators say at least 30 forged works by Soviet dissident sculptor Ernst Neizvestny were sold to private collectors

According to a now redacted story, Channel One chief executive Konstantin Ernst is listed as a victim in the criminal case over the forgery of works by sculptor and graphic artist Ernst Neizvestny, two sources in the art market told the Russian business daily Kommersant. A source at the Tretyakov Gallery confirmed the report.