INQUIRER.net: Ex-Imelda Marcos aide on trial in NYC for selling Monet work

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Ex-Imelda Marcos aide on trial in NYC for selling Monet work Oct 17th 2013, 01:40 NEW YORK—A debt-ridden onetime aide to Imelda Marcos wrongly sold a hidden treasure: a $32 million Monet painting the former Philippine first lady had acquired and her country wants back, prosecutors said Wednesday as the ex-assistant's conspiracy trial opened.   In a New York courtroom, Vilma Bautista is facing charges that invoke the tangled history of Philippine officials' efforts to reclaim items from Marcos and her late husband, former President Ferdinand Marcos.   Bautista is accused of scheming to sell the artwork—part of the French Impressionist's famed "Water Lilies" series—and trying to peddle other valuable paintings that prosecutors say she had... Keep on reading: Ex-Imelda Marcos aide on trial in NYC for selling Monet work Media files: monet-vetheuil.jpg (image/jpeg)

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