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Prosecutor Charges Men After $4.7M Renoir Theft

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  • Police recovered two stolen Renoir paintings from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer after the Sept. 8 theft.
  • Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone charged four men with organized theft and criminal association.
  • The works “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well” total $4.7 million.
  • DNA on a protective cover matched a 29-year-old suspect who hid the paintings behind a wall under a staircase.