Man Faces 14 Months in Prison for Selling 145 Fake Peter Max Paintings

On Wednesday, a Connecticut man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for selling 145 fraudulent paintings by Pop artist Peter Max, the Art Newspaper first reported.Nicholas P. Hatch was arrested for selling counterfeit art in May 2023 and plead guilty to mail fraud. He was sentenced in US District Court in Connecticut and ordered to restitute the $248,600 he made from selling fake paintings to 43 buyers.Per a the criminal complaint filed upon his arrest, Hatch executed his scheme through his com