In case of stolen $175K Andy Warhol, LA pawnshop owner pleads guilty. He bought it for $6K

The owner of a Los Angeles pawnshop pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to investigators about his connection to stolen Andy Warhol art. According to the indictment, Bednarsh knowingly bought a stolen Warhol trial proof depicting Soviet Union leader Vladimir Lenin in February 2021 for $6,000. He then attempted to sell it to a Dallas-based auction house. Bednarsh asked co-conspirator Brian Light, 58, to help him sell the stolen trial proof. In March 2021, Bednarsh delivered the trial proof to the Beverly Hills office of the auction house, which then shipped it to Dallas.