The Gall of Inigo Philbrick
From London to Miami, the art dealer tricked the ultra-rich out of millions. A new documentary traces the unprecedented scale of his fraud—and the delusions that fueled him
The Fall of Fashion’s First Couple
The dramatic falling-out between Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter, and her partner, Erik Torstensson, includes allegations of drug dealers, escorts, exorbitant spending, and herpes medication
The Doctor Will Sue You Now
Dr. Douglas Schottenstein manages pain for a living, but even he wasn’t equipped to allegedly be defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars by his own employees
Grab ‘Em by the Pants!
Sydney Sweeney is a master of self-promotion—but is allying herself with the Republican Party a social-media storm too far?
How to Steal $40 Million Without Really Trying: Part II
Biscuits, Bollywood, and lots of bullion … Inside the hunt for the Toronto gold robbers
The Italian Job
How a Roman forgery network faked “impossible to replicate” artworks by Picasso, Edvard Munch, and Paul Klee using … coffee and tea
Rage and Ravioli on Lake Garda
Italy’s Rana family, of the global pasta empire, is rumored to be in hot water with locals over renovations to a historic estate on Lake Garda better suited to Las Vegas than to Como’s quainter cousin
The Davos Man Who Fell to Earth
What could have prompted the resignation of the alleged funds-misusing, data-rigging, employee-harassing founder of the World Economic Forum?
Where Is Her Body?
When Rich Cohen released his book on the murder of Jennifer Dulos, he was inundated with theories on her last resting place. The craziest theory of all just might be true
Fakes, Nazis, and Fake Nazis
When the art dealer Ezra Chowaiki was offered the deal of a lifetime, he found himself in a confounding world of counterfeits
The Coldplay Kiss-Cam Faux Pas
How is Andy Byron, the now infamous (and now former) C.E.O. of Astronomer, ever going to rebuild his reputation? Perhaps by using the Bill Clinton playbook
The Road Less Fact-Checked
After triumphing over adversity and disease, Raynor Winn wrote a memoir, The Salt Path, that became a sensation in England. A new report reveals that her story isn’t quite so straightforward
Jho’s Low Blow
How a Malaysian businessman laundered billions, financed The Wolf of Wall Street, looted his country’s state fund, and walked away unscathed—unlike his partners in crime
Was My Friend a Fraud?
Matthew Pietras worked for the Soros family, donated millions to museums, and produced a fistful of Broadway shows. So why did it all feel make-believe?
Bosom Buddies
Michelle Mone, the scandal-plagued lingerie hawker known as “Baroness Bra,” has become a pariah in her native United Kingdom. Now she’s trying to start fresh in—where else?—Florida
Lord of the Lies
Inspired by his love for Charles Dickens and Robert Louis Stevenson, a São Paulo judge posed as a member of the British aristocracy for decades
One Night in the Tropics
Under cover of darkness, armed men stormed a former British consul’s Ecuador ranch, kidnapping him and his girlfriend. Now he recounts their harrowing escape
The Connecticut Way of Death
How my investigation into the disappearance of mother of five Jennifer Dulos went from In Cold Blood to Madame Bovary
Snatch and Grab
Moments before Kim Kardashian testified against her burglars in a Parisian court, another kidnapping attempt was unfolding a few miles away—this time, targeting crypto world
Scandal in Venice
Behind a glamorous façade of art galas and gallery openings, the handsome scion of the historic Bauer Hotel family was allegedly running a sham gynecologic practice, filming women for porn
Fyre Sale!
Billy McFarland’s cursed music festival is now available to the highest bidder. But who on earth is buying it?
The Real School of Rock
Richard Linklater’s classic 2003 movie starred Jack Black as a dorky but harmless music teacher. The real-life School of Rock founder’s former students tell a more sinister story
20,000 Kilos Under the Sea
With Europe’s anti-narcotics agencies watching the waters, drug traffickers have taken to using submarines
The Eyes of a Killer: Part IX
More than two years after the murder of four University of Idaho students, prosecutors are ready to offer a motive. An AIR MAIL exclusive
