Robert Newland sentenced to 20 months for fraud with Inigo Philbrick
Robert Newland has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by the U.S. District Court for Southern New York for his involvement in an extensive fraud scheme associated with the convicted art dealer Inigo Philbrick. Newland's defense attorney, Roger Burlingame, argued for leniency, claiming his client was misguided by Philbrick's early success. The fraud included selling multiple shares of the same artwork, unauthorized sales, and falsifying documents, amounting to over $86 million. Newland, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in September, will also serve two years of supervised release and complete 200 hours of community service.
Key facts
- Robert Newland sentenced to 20 months in prison on 19 September
- Newland worked with convicted art dealer Inigo Philbrick
- Fraud scheme involved selling multiple shares in single artworks
- Total value of fraudulent dealings exceeded $86 million
- Philbrick arrested in Vanuatu in June 2020
- Philbrick serving seven-year sentence, to be released next year
- Newland indicted March 2022, pleaded guilty September 2022
- Sentence includes supervised release and community service
Entities
Institutions
- U.S. District Court for Southern New York
- The Art Newspaper
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Vanuatu