About That Picasso You Bought On TV …

“A La Cañada Flintridge couple who ran televised art and jewelry auctions have admitted to running a scam that bilked buyers out of more than $20 million by selling bogus artworks and forging the signatures of such notables as Picasso, Chagall and Dali. … The couple admitted their operation involved the television show ‘Fine Arts Treasures Gallery,’ shown Friday and Saturday nights on channels broadcast by Direct TV and the Dish Network.”