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Pebble Beach Art Theft Suspect Pens 30 Page Manifesto

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This story gets more weird every time it resurfaces. The cops are likely to close in soon with the help of the “victims”.

In the latest from the alleged Pebble Beach art Heist Saga, due to “an unauthorized, unsupervised memo about Prosecutorial Misconduct”, Vicki St. John has dropped both Angelo Amadio and Dr. Ralph Kennaugh as clients.

As a result of his actions, St. John says that Amadio is no longer her certified law student due to his violation of the California Bar rules governing the practical training of law students. St. John also says that she notified the California State Bar about the unauthorized memo.

Entire text of the memo available here.

Pebble Beach Art Theft Suspect Pens 30 Page Manifesto

Art “Theft” Investigation Still Continues, Still The Same Suspects

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Don’t forget about the story of the year. Nothing new, looks like as long as the sheriff stays quiet so do the suspects.

Monterey County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Mike Richards confirmed Wednesday that research into the purported September burglary of a Pebble Beach home — and the resulting disappearance of millions of dollars’ worth of artwork — is ongoing.

And the alleged victims, A. Benjamin Amadio and Ralph Kennaugh, are suspected of committing insurance fraud in the same case.
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He said detectives suspect the men of insurance fraud and reported they continue to be uncooperative and have not provided any information to validate the existence of the pieces and their ownership of the originals.

Art “Theft” Investigation Still Continues, Still The Same Suspects

“Art Theft” Victims Speak After Weeks Of Silence

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Do they really want the FBI in on this? Careful what you wish for..

Two men who say millions of dollars’ worth of art were stolen from their rented Pebble Beach home have asked the FBI to investigate the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office for possible “corruption, collusion and cronyism.”

Nearly three weeks after a sheriff’s spokesman declared that Angelo Benjamin Amadio and Dr. Ralph Kennaugh had become suspects in their own case, an attorney for the men is asking federal authorities to look into why the department’s response to the theft was “to victimize the victim.”

“Art Theft” Victims Speak After Weeks Of Silence

Colorado Boy Aboard Runaway Balloon Found To Be A Hoax

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So – Just what is happening on the Pebble Beach “stolen art” story? It’s dropped from all forms of media faster than a, a well empty balloon. What are Benjamin Amadio and Dr. Ralph Kennaugh planning next?

Balloon Boy Crash

The parents of a six-year-old boy they claim had stowed aboard a runaway balloon face felony charges for what sheriff’s investigators say was merely a publicity stunt.

“It has been a hoax,” said Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden. “It was a publicity stunt done with hopes of better maneuvering themselves for a reality TV show.”

(San Jose Mercury)
Colorado Boy Aboard Runaway Balloon Found To Be A Hoax

“MSCO Is Corrupt” Says Art Theft “Victim”

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“The Sheriff’s Office has attempted to paint us in a false light due to their own corruption and incompetence,” Amadio said in the statement. “This information to an unbiased eye should cast serious doubt on the Sheriff’s Office and should explain why they failed to … properly investigate. We think the Sheriff’s Office reeks of corruption and incompetence.”

“MSCO Is Corrupt” – Art Theft Victim

“Art Theft” Is A Scam Says MCSO

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If this is some kind of publicity stunt, they are doing it all wrong..

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said today that the Sept. 25 heist appears to be something else: a scam by one or both of the alleged victims, an aspiring lawyer who once sold puppies and a retired Harvard Medical School professor.

“This whole thing stinks,” said sheriff’s Cmdr. Mike Richards, after explaining at a news conference here that the men were the case’s only suspects. “We’re trying to determine what type of criminal enterprise they may be involved in.”

(SF Chronicle)
“Art Theft” Is A Scam Says MCSO

Pebble Beach Art “Theft” – Someone’s Getting Arrested

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This story gets nuttier every day. The online public is not buying it one bit. Perhaps the SO feels the same. It’s a fun read.

The men who say they lost tens of millions of dollars worth of fine art in a Pebble Beach home burglary sought Friday to patch a rift with the county Sheriff’s Office.

Meanwhile, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman said the investigation into the large-scale art heist could lead to unrelated criminal charges.

Pebble Beach Art “Theft” – Someone’s Getting Arrested

Millions Worth Of Art Stolen From Rented House In Pebble Beach

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What sounds odd about this story? Someone that would have so many items of that value just sitting on the floor or that they blame the house’s owner for not having adequate security?

The stolen pieces include one by Jackson Pollock, three by G.H. Rothe, one by Matisse, four by Miro, two by Rembrandt, a Renoir and a van Gogh.

While it’s unclear exactly how much the art pieces are worth, Marohn said, the Pollock’s estimated value ranges from $20 million to $60 million. The other art pieces are collectively estimated at $7 million.

The discovery of the theft was made Friday, Marohn said, and a bedroom window was broken. “The owner of the property has been put on notice several times about security issues at the house,” he said.

Millions Worth Of Art Stolen From Rented House In Pebble Beach