And a 200-year-old Lorenzo Ventapane violin, worth $175,000. For more than two years, federal prosecutors allege, Mark Meng stole high-end violins across the country — ingratiating himself to ...

Mark Meng of Irvine posed as a connoisseur interested in growing his collection - but instead stole instruments that area stores had loaned him, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Mark Meng, 58, was sentenced this week to 46 months in federal prison. He’ll face a restitution hearing in June, according to the United States Department of Justice. Last September, Meng ...

Between August 2020 and April 2023, Mark Meng, 58, contacted violin shops across the country, posing as a musical instrument collector interested in buying valuable violins, prosecutors said.

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