A man who played a key role in a wide-reaching case of art fraud involving Norval Morrisseau's paintings was handed a five-year sentence on Thursday, with the judge saying the crime had tarnished the legacy of the renowned Indigenous artist.
Gary Lamont had pleaded guilty to forgery and defrauding the public above $5,000 for signing artist Norval Morrisseau’s name to fraudulent works of art.
One of eight people charged in what Ontario Provincial Police say is the largest art fraud investigation in Canadian history is expected to be sentenced Thursday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay, Ont.