complicity in the crime if they did not press charges against Jansen.

Jansen went on trial in September 2000 in Orléans. By that time, the police had thousands of forgeries. During the trial Jansen's lawyer demanded that the works not be destroyed in case there were real works among them. However, most of the charges were later dropped - two of the buyers disappeared - and only two remained.

Eventually Jansen was sentenced to one year imprisonment and four additional years suspended sentence.

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