The Thomas Crown Affair

History shows that most art crimes are not committed for the love of art. According to the Art Loss Register – the world’s largest private international database of stolen art and provider of recovery and search services - most thieves steal for money. Don’t be fooled: thieves are not art connoisseurs or glamorous businessmen who are untouchable by the law (as in The Thomas Crown Affair), but mercenaries who generally have their fingers in several illegal pies at any one time. When convicted, they generally find themselves sentenced to a lengthy stint in jail.