BRUCE FERRINI, most recently associated with Gospel of Judas fragments, is profiled by the Akron Beacon Journal. The piece is an archive story reprinted from last December, but I don't recall noticing it then.

Worn pages tell a tale
Millionaire art dealer Bruce Ferrini had it all: fame, fortune and respect. But tragedy struck the Bath resident, and his storybook life began to unravel
By Bob Dyer
Beacon Journal staff writer

Published: Sunday, December 11, 2005

Talk about a fall from grace.

November 2002: Kent State University announces largest gift in school's 92-year history -- $6.8 million, from Bath resident Bruce Ferrini.

April 2004: Ferrini arrested by U.S. marshals, charged with contempt of court.

September 2005: Ferrini files for bankruptcy protection.

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Even a Hollywood producer wouldn't dare to pack this many cliched elements into one drama. We've got the hilltop mansion . . . precious relics . . . mysterious thefts . . . dramatic detective work . . . mistaken identity . . . a child prodigy . . . a fatal drug overdose . . . Scotland Yard . . . the Vatican . . . Sotheby's . . . Christie's . . . Interpol . . . the Dead Sea Scrolls . . . George Washington . . . and Leonardo da Vinci.

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Michael van Rijn figures in the story too.

More on Bruce Ferrini here, here, and here.