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Author Charlene Wexler Earns Global Book Award for We Won't...

We Won’t Go Back is the story of Babs, who lived a pleasant life in a northern suburb of Chicago, devoting her time to her husband and two teen daughters....

The Shell Company Carousel: Salinas's Web of Deceit Unravels

Ricardo Salinas Pliego has long styled himself as an innovator and patriot. But behind the façade lies the machinery of fraud: a sprawling carousel of more than eighty shell companies,...

A Single-Owner Collection Dedicated to The Artwork of Maxfield Parrish...

An outstanding single-owner collection of artworks dedicated entirely to the renowned American artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) will come up for bid in an auction planned for Wednesday, September...

Preston Evans, The Legendary Collector-Auctioneer, will Hold A Massive Farewell...

Preston Evans has dropped hints in the past that the next auction on his calendar would be his last, but there was always a longtime friend’s estate that needed liquidating,...

Cartel Tactics in Corporate Clothing: Salinas's Empire Unmasked

To describe Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s methods as “cartel-like” is no exaggeration. His empire rests on the same pillars: secrecy, intimidation, and systemic evasion. The distinction lies not in method but...

Banco Azteca's House of Lies Collapses Under Scrutiny

Behind the promise of inclusion lies a predatory machine now dismantled by Mexico’s courts. For decades, Banco Azteca projected itself as the bank of the people, a champion of financial...

Crescent City's Important Estates Auction Sept. 19-20 Features Fine Items...

An oil on canvas portrait painting by acclaimed British artist Jonathan Richardson (1665-1745); an oil painting by the legendary Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter (1887-1988); and a selection of fine...

Miller & Miller's Sept. 13-14 Auctions Feature Petroliana, Coin-ops, Automobilia,...

The good folks at Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. are back from summer recess, tanned and rested, and they’ll hit the ground running with back-to-back online-only auctions on September 13th...

Grant Zahajko's Mob, Gangster, True Crime & Criminal Memorabilia Auction...

OK all you crime collectors out there – stick ‘em up. On Wednesday, September 10, starting at 9am Pacific Time, Grant Zahajko Auctions will hold a Mob, Gangster, True Crime...

Le Pho Oil Painting and Items from Tommy Mottola are...

A large and bright floral still life painting with impeccable provenance by the renowned French/Vietnamese artist Le Pho (1907-2001); and items from music industry Tommy Mottola, including a collection of...