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$248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims $248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims
$248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims A Fairfield County man has admitted to participating in a scheme to sell counterfeit paintings and defrauding victims out of more than $248,000.  Wilton resident Nicholas Hatch, age 29, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 7 to a fraud offense resulting from his scheme to sell fraudulent paintings, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.  According to federal officials, Hatch, the owner of Norwalk-based estate sales company Hatch Estate Services LLC, used various websites between April 2020 and January 2022 to …

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