Man Accused of Killing Wife Sentenced in Separate Case Involving Sale of Fake Andy Warhol Paintings

BOSTON—A Massachusetts man charged with killing his wife was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years behind bars over an unrelated art fraud case involving the sale of two fake Andy Warhol paintings. Brian Walshe, who faces first-degree murder and other charges in the death of 39-year-old Ana Walshe, was sentenced to 37 months for selling two fake Andy Warhol paintings. He was also ordered to pay $475,000 in restitution. In 2016, a buyer found an advertisement for the two paintings on eBay, two of Warhol’s “Shadows,” a series of untitled, abstract paintings from 1978, prosecutors said. After paying Walshe $80,000 for the abstract paintings, the buyer didn’t find any promised Warhol Foundation authentication stamps on the paintings, prosecutors said. The person also noticed the canvas and staples looked new and that the painting didn’t look identical to those in the eBay ad, concluding the paintings must not be authentic. The buyer tried and failed to get his money back....