Ringleader in Norval Morrisseau art fraud ring sentenced to 5 years on fraud charges
One of eight people charged in what Ontario Provincial Police say is the largest art fraud investigation in Canadian history is expected to be sentenced Thursday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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![A reporter walks past 'Androgyny' by Norval Morrisseau (right) and 'Tweaker' by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun during a media tour of the Canadian and Indigenous Art: 1968 to Present at the National Gallery of Canada's contemporary art galleries Tuesday May 2, 2017, in Ottawa. A camera captures a picture of a man walking by a painting done in the woodland style.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6767036.1677859889!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/national-gallery-contemporary-art-20170502-topix.jpg)
One of eight people charged in what Ontario Provincial Police say is the largest art fraud investigation in Canadian history is expected to be sentenced Thursday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay, Ont.