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Peter Landesman

Arts Crime

A 20th-Century Master Scam

How a London con man turned a struggling painter into a master forger, sold more than 200 fakes, and exposed the art industry as its own worst enemy.

Peter Landesman New York Times Magazine Jul 1999 30min Permalink

Best Article Politics

Arms and the Man

A profile of Viktor Bout, believed to be the largest arms trafficker in the world. A Russian who bought his first cargo planes at age 25, Bout has been in the news recently after being arrested in Thailand.

Peter Landesman New York Times Magazine Aug 2003 30min Permalink