How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art.

Susanne Reber
Executive Editor
Susanne Reber is the executive editor of Reveal, a nationally broadcast public radio show, and the co-founder of the Peabody Award-winning radio program. Prior to joining The Center for Investigative Reporting in 2012, Reber formed and led NPR's first Investigations Unit, which won multiple Peabody Awards, a Polk award, a Robert F. Kennedy Award and others during her tenure. Prior to moving to the U.S., Reber spent 23 years at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., where she held various editorial leadership roles, including deputy managing editor of National Radio News and executive producer of CBC's Michener Award-winning Investigative Unit from 2003 to 2009. Reber graduated from the University of London with a bachelor's degree in German and French language and literature. She earned her graduate diploma in broadcast journalism from City University London. Reber is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
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Fancy galleries, fake art
In the mid-’90s, two high-end New York art galleries began selling one fake painting after another. It was the largest art fraud in modern U.S. history, totaling more than $80 million.
Fancy galleries, fake art
How two well-respected New York art galleries sold more than $80 million in fake art.