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RI art dealer gets 16 years in invention scam (AP)

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Rocco DeSimone, a Rhode Island native and former art dealer convicted of tax evasion after selling a painting by impressionist Claude Monet.  DeSimone is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, July 21, 2011, in U.S. District Court in Providence by Judge William E. Smith. (AP Photo//U.S. Marshals, File)AP - A former Rhode Island art dealer convicted of defrauding a wide range of investors — from a wealthy collector of Japanese swords to a school janitor — was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday for his elaborate multimillion-dollar scheme.


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