In the United States from the private collection of 13 paintings stolen

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30/09/2009, Pebble Beach, Calif. 09:45:11 In California from a private collection stolen 13 paintings, including works by Renoir, Van Gogh, Miro, Matisse, Rembrandt, and Pollock, transmits Associated Press. Two collectors, which included the prestigious resort of Pebble Beach, located on the Pacific coast, more than 300 art objects, called the police a statement that they've been robbed professional thieves, hunters collector values. According to them, thieves stole 13 priceless paintings, including works by Renoir, Van Gogh, Miro, Matisse, Rembrandt and Pollock.

The total cost is not determined, however, reported that only one of Pollock's painting may cost $ 40 million paintings were not insured because the insurance such a collection could cost its owner about $ 30 million owners of collections offer a $ 1 million for the return stolen paintings. Above the investigation into the theft of police work and private detectives.

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Two residents of chic Californian town, reported the first major theft of works of art, have become suspects in this case. According to the Associated Press, collectors have claimed that they stole paintings by Matisse, Rembrandt, Renoir and other masters worth millions of dollars.
Mike Richards (Mike Richards), the representative of the Monterey County Sheriff's office, where the village of Pebble Beach, announced that Benjamin Amadiyah (Benjamin Amadio) and Dr. Ralph Hennu (Ralph Hennaugh) is suspected of "criminal enterprise" and "the whole thing smells bad . According to Richards, Amadiyah and Henna were unable to prove not only the fact of the abduction of the collection, but also its very existence.

31-year-old Amado, a former oncologist, and 62-year-old Henn, a former professor at Harvard Medical School, are partners in business. On the kidnapping of paintings belonging to them at home, they announced on Sept. 25 and with reference to estimates of experts claimed that the total value of the collection - nearly 80 million dollars. In particular, they said, among the kidnapped - the work of Jackson Pollock, which is worth about 40 million.

Now, as stated by Richards, collectors of paintings facing formal charges for filing a false statement to the police. In addition, if the investigation goes properly, can be nominated and accusations of fraud. For its part, collectors justice suspicion police categorically deny and say sheriff's office statement "staggering." Tuesday, October 6, as betraying the channel KSBW, Amadiyah and Henn called the police the name of a broker, insured their collection for a large sum.