Jackson Pollock is one of the most celebrated and influential American artists of the 20th century, known for his unique style of abstract expressionism. However, in recent years, the authenticity of his works has been called into question, with some experts alleging that many of the artist’s works are forgeries.
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In the 1970s, Frank Abagnale Jr. forged and scammed 2.5 million dollars before he was caught and convicted. However, it wasn’t just his genius that allowed him to commit these crimes with such finesse. Frank Abagnale Jr. was a pilot, doctor, and lawyer all before he turned 18 because he
The Pokémon company debuted with massive success in the late 90’s and the children who grew up collecting the cards have driven the value of some of them to unimaginable heights. The “holy grail” of which is the first edition “Charizard” which is highly sought out for and is valued
As we are all aware the pandemic has brought forth unprecedented times, for everyone. We have seen things drastically change in such a quick period of time, and it’s easy to say that everyone has been affected by this on one way or another. Things like stimulus payments, housing forgiveness,
We’ve all been targeted by scammers. I wish I were kidding when I say that—between starting and finishing this article—my bank’s fraud department contacted me to say that someone had gotten a hold of my credit card number (1). Whether it’s “This is the IRS calling, there is a problem
Teaching assistant. Attorney. Physician. Airline pilot. These are just four of the eight identities Frank Abagnale Jr. assumed between the ages of 15 to 21 years old. Now a security consultant and a lecturer for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Abagnale has been dubbed the “greatest con-artist of all time.”
GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for almost about anything, such as graduations, tragedies, etc… For example if a family member has cancer a Gofundme account can be created to raise money for their treatments. From 2010 to 2017, over $5 billion was raised on
In the United States, crime is and always has been viewed as negative, unproductive behavior in society. However, there is a vast difference in how the public perceives different kinds of crimes committed and who commits these crimes, especially due to how media and art outlets portray specific kinds of
For many students attending a public university is a financial impossibility. Many of these students, especially those interested in the arts turn to for profit universities like the Art Institutes. Unfortunately, it turns out that the very schools that are supposed to get them jobs and help them save money