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Erwin Bankowski, 50, and his daughter, Karolina Bankowska, 26, teamed up with an art forger in Poland to sell more than 200 fake pieces between 2020 and 2025, netting at least $2 million in the process.—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026 His two estranged children, desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger, to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access 8 unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage.—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026 During Moro’s imprisonment, Chichiarelli forged a statement from the Red Brigades saying that the former Prime Minister had committed suicide, and his body was dumped in the waters of Lake Duchessa—a foggy, picturesque region that The Big Fake suggests was the forger’s childhood home.—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026 His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage.—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forger
Word History
Etymology
Middle English forgere, forgeoure, borrowed from Anglo-French forgeur, forger, from forger "to forge entry 2" + -eur, -er-er entry 2