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April 24 (Reuters) - Pop artist Robert Indiana's former agent has won a $102 million verdict in Manhattan federal court against another ​entity it accused of exploiting Indiana during his final days, forging thousands of his ‌works and selling them for millions of dollars.
A jury found on Thursday that art publisher American Image Art and its founder Michael McKenzie must pay Morgan Art Foundation for interfering with its contracts and violating its rights ​in Indiana's works including his iconic "Love" image, according to a verdict sheet, opens new tab made public on Friday
American ​Image's trial attorney, Nicole Brenecki of Jodre Brenecki, said that McKenzie disagrees with ⁠the verdict and "will carefully evaluate his post-trial options."
This verdict restores trust to the Robert Indiana ​market," Morgan's attorney, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, said in a statement on Friday. "We ​exposed these forgeries, held Michael McKenzie accountable, and protected the integrity of the artist’s legacy.”
Indiana was best known for his image of the letters L, O, V and E arranged in a square with the O tilted ​diagonally to the right, which he created in 1965 for a Christmas card by the ​Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. The image appeared on a U.S. postage stamp in 1973.
Morgan Art Foundation, ‌which began ⁠working with Indiana in the 1990s, said in a 2018 lawsuit that the then-89-year-old Indiana had become isolated and bedridden since giving Jamie Thomas – whom he had allegedly hired to run errands around his Maine home – power of attorney, enabling American Image Art and McKenzie to profit at the ​artist's expense.
Indiana died the ​day after the ⁠lawsuit was filed.
The lawsuit accused Thomas of conspiring with McKenzie to sell forgeries of Indiana's art to galleries. Morgan's attorney said in a closing ​statement at trial on Wednesday that McKenzie had forged thousands of Indiana's ​works, according ⁠to a transcript.
Thomas could not immediately be reached for comment.
American Image denied the allegations and countersued Morgan in 2022, alleging it falsely claimed to own copyrights in Indiana's work. A Manhattan judge dismissed that ⁠case ​in 2024.
The case is Morgan Art Foundation Ltd v. McKenzie ​d/b/a American Image Art, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 1:18-cv-04438.
For Morgan: Luke Nikas of ​Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
For American Image: Nicole Brenecki of Jodre Brenecki
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A historical village hall which is currently being refurbished has been badly damaged in a break-in.
Burglars broke water pipes and flooded part of the century-old East Boldre Village Hall in the New Forest, its management team said.
The vandalism, including damage to wires and cables, will have a "serious impact" on the renovation project, the team added.
Hampshire police said items including tools were stolen some time between 17:00 BST on 15 April and 08:30 on 16 April.
Trustees raised more than £450,000 for the refurbishment, which began at the start of February.
In a Facebook post, they said: "The wanton vandalism damaged the recently installed fire alarm cables and electrical wiring and water pipes were damaged resulting in a flood.
This is a serious setback for the works programme in terms of time and cost."
The village hall, built in 1918 as an RAF concert hall, is the last remaining building from the World War One Beaulieu Airfields, according to the charity that runs it.
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For days now, Tehran has been hiding behind the same excuse: no serious engagement... until there’s a ceasefire in Lebanon,” Aiman Dean claimed in a post on X/Twitter.
Ex-al Qaida member and former British Secret Intelligence Service agent Aiman Dean claimed that the US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is being used as leverage against Iran in a post on X/Twitter on Thursday
“For days now, Tehran has been hiding behind the same excuse: no serious engagement, no movement on the nuclear talks, no opening of the Strait of Hormuz, until there’s a ceasefire in Lebanon,” Dean explained.
He posited that US President Donald Trump’s reasoning for pushing the ceasefire “wasn’t really about Lebanon at all,” asserting that it was actually about Iran.
He continued to state that it would explain why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to halt the fight against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group
Netanyahu agreed to the ceasefire “not out of goodwill, but to call the Iranian regime’s bluff, and to buy time for more military assets and supplies to reach the region,” Dean claimed
He added that if a ceasefire in Lebanon was the real obstacle in the way of Iran reaching a deal with the US, “then Iran has no more cover” when it comes to avoiding an agreement
They either open Hormuz and engage seriously, or they expose the fact that Lebanon was never the real issue to begin with,” Dean said
In a separate post on Thursday, Dean harshly criticized Iranian leadership for keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed for the sake of a terrorist organization
“For Hezbollah - a bloody terror group drenched in the blood of Americans, Lebanese, Syrians, Yemenis, Saudis, and even Iranians, you were willing to choke off one of the world’s most critical waterways, something you have no legal right to shut in the first place,” Dean
Iran’s decision to do so tells the world everything about its priorities, he concluded. “ Not your own people… Not for regional stability. Not because of international law. No, it was just due to loyalty to a terror proxy that thrives on chaos and bloodshed.
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Crypto industry sources who spoke with The Block this past week said crypto market structure legislation is hung up on two major sticking points — how to treat stablecoin yield and how to address President Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest in crypto.
A Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday morning with SEC Chair Paul Atkins will be telling on where Democrats stand on ethics.
Crypto industry views diverge sharply on the likelihood that Washington will pass sweeping digital asset legislation in 2026, with estimates ranging from 25% to 60% following a turbulent start to the year.
Ron Hammond, head of policy and advocacy at Wintermute, gave those odds a 25%.
Crypto industry sources who spoke with The Block this past week said crypto market structure legislation is hung up on two major sticking points: how to treat stablecoin yield and how to address President Donald Trump's conflicts of interest in crypto. If passed, a bill would broadly regulate the crypto industry, in part through designating jurisdiction between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Commission, new disclosure requirements, and other standards.
That's even higher among some of my peers," Hammond said in an interview.
Bank and crypto representatives met at the White House this week for the second time this month in an effort to narrow their differences.
Stablecoin rewards have emerged as the central flashpoint between banks and segments of the crypto industry. Banking groups have criticized a stablecoin law that passed over the summer, called GENIUS. Banks say allowing stablecoin yields could draw deposits away and harm community banks. Still, some in crypto argue that the issue has already been debated and accuse banks of trying to curb competition. Industry meetings on rewards are happening almost daily, one source familiar with the matter told The Block.
According to one source familiar with the talks, crypto stakeholders "really dug in," strongly pushing back against several of the banking sector’s proposals.
During the meeting, banks proposed a set of principles, calling for strict restrictions that go beyond the latest draft of a crypto market structure bill. A previous Senate Banking Committee version would bar yields or interest for passive stablecoin holdings but would allow narrower, activity-based rewards or incentives.
"If banks want a change, if they want rewards more limited, then they need a bill," he said in an interview. "So in some sense, banks need a market structure bill just as much or even more than crypto does."
Still, Kevin Wysocki, head of policy at Anchorage Digital, said he believes there will be a solution to the stablecoin issue. If the current law remains unchanged, stablecoin rewards would continue to be governed by the GENIUS Act, which bars issuers from paying direct interest to holders but does not prohibit third-party platforms, such as Coinbase, from offering rewards.
Wysocki put the odds of passage in 2026 at 50%. "I think it's because the banks need it," he said, adding that people in crypto also really want a bill to pass into law.
A source familiar said stablecoin rewards were the biggest issue right now and that there will not be support from Republicans until the issue is addressed.
There needs to be a deal," that source said. "The conversation needs to turn from principles to redlines to actual text and proposals."
The clock is ticking," they added. They gave the chance of a bill passing into law in 2026 a 60%."
Beyond policy disagreements, ethics questions tied to Trump’s crypto ventures are further complicating the bill’s path.
The Senate Banking Committee's hearing on Thursday morning with SEC Chair Paul Atkins will be telling on where Democrats stand on ethics, Wintermute's Hammond said. On Wednesday, Atkins faced intense questioning from Democrats in the House Financial Services Committee over the SEC's steep decline in digital assets and Trump's ties to the crypto industry.
Trump has raked in about $1.4 billion from his crypto ventures, including from World Liberty Financial, Bloomberg estimated last month. The Trump family also holds a 20% stake in the mining firm American Bitcoin
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For better or for worse, the president's involvement and the family's involvement in the crypto industry, there has been a very mainstream narrative around the corruption of this administration, or perceived corruption tied to a lot of the crypto industry itself," Hammond said
The Senate Banking Committee may decide not to bring up ethics. The committee's chair, Tim Scott, told CoinDesk that language should instead go through the ethics committee.
The looming midterm elections add another layer of uncertainty. Already, crypto-focused political action committees are amassing millions to prepare.
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