The 73-year-old Chinese immigrant behind $80 million in art forgeries

Pei-Shen Qian was a quiet, unassuming neighbor -- but according to a recent New York Times article, he was responsible for dozens of modernist forgeries that, together, netted more than $80 million. In his youth, Qian had been part of an experimental art movement in China, but friends say he had become frustrated with the American art market in recent years, selling art on the street and working briefly at a construction site. According to a recent indictment, he responded by turning to fraud, p...