Banksy Choose Your Weapon, sky blue, in San Diego, CA, by irl1 on May 26, 2020 23:27:02 GMT 1,

May 26, 2020 23:09:11 GMT 1 tab1 said:

May 26, 2020 3:17:44 GMT 1 sfnyc said:

Only talking from a bad experience here with a dirty lawyer that wouldnt release funds on the excuse that the large international transaction was suspicious and threatening to report it to authorities (clearly trying to bluff to see if they can get away with it when the whole transaction was legitimate).
So yeah beware of lawyers escrow services, especially when dealing in large sums or when documentation is not solid.

Just an observation , but sounds like the lawyer could be honest . International drug cartels trade pablo Picasso and monets, mid level traffickers also use art to channels funds across continents , also used to avoid taxes , prices in this urban sector could be viewed the same , especially if the lawyer was unaware of the artist

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2016/sep/30/gangsters-use-of-paintings-as-currency-shows-profound-belief-in-art

www.apollo-magazine.com/5th-anti-money-laundering-directive-uk-art-market/

Don't forget the worlds biggest place to hide art.  


www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/arts/design/one-of-the-worlds-greatest-art-collections-hides-behind-this-fence.html

May 26, 2020 23:09:11 GMT 1 tab1 said:

May 26, 2020 3:17:44 GMT 1 sfnyc said:

Only talking from a bad experience here with a dirty lawyer that wouldnt release funds on the excuse that the large international transaction was suspicious and threatening to report it to authorities (clearly trying to bluff to see if they can get away with it when the whole transaction was legitimate).
So yeah beware of lawyers escrow services, especially when dealing in large sums or when documentation is not solid.

Just an observation , but sounds like the lawyer could be honest . International drug cartels trade pablo Picasso and monets, mid level traffickers also use art to channels funds across continents , also used to avoid taxes , prices in this urban sector could be viewed the same , especially if the lawyer was unaware of the artist

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2016/sep/30/gangsters-use-of-paintings-as-currency-shows-profound-belief-in-art

www.apollo-magazine.com/5th-anti-money-laundering-directive-uk-art-market/

Don't forget the worlds biggest place to hide art.  


www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/arts/design/one-of-the-worlds-greatest-art-collections-hides-behind-this-fence.html