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Brian Walshe to be sentenced next month on federal art fraud charges

Walshe, who is also facing charges of first degree murder for allegedly killing his wife Ana Walshe, is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 22.

Brian Walshe, accused of killing wife Anna who disappeared on New Year's Day 2023.
Brian Walshe, accused of killing wife Anna who disappeared on New Year's Day 2023, appears for his arraignment on Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Dedham. Greg Derr / The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool

By Emily Spatz

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Brian Walshe, the alleged killer of his wife Ana Walshe, will be sentenced next month in a federal art fraud case, Channel 5 reported. 

The scheduled date comes after an agreement between his defense lawyer and prosecutor, which is “intended to settle the issue of how accusations that Walshe stole from his father’s estate should affect the federal sentence,” News Channel 5 reported. 

Walshe, of Cohasset, was charged with selling two counterfeit Andy Warhol paintings in 2016. Investigators believe he took the authentic paintings from a friend and used photographs to attempt to sell replicas on eBay. 

Though he pleaded guilty in 2021, sentencing was delayed because of allegations that he stole from his father’s estate. Walshe allegedly pulled over $100,000 from his father’s bank accounts three months after his father’s death in 2018, Boston.com previously reported. 

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According to Channel 5, Walshe’s criminal lawyer Tracy Miner and prosecutor Timothy Moran told the judge at a brief hearing Monday that they wanted to “present the judge with facts about the probate issue and ask the judge to decide whether it amounted to obstruction of justice.”

Walshe’s final sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 22

Walshe was not in court on Monday, News Channel 5 said, and remains in custody on charges of murdering his wife and disposing of her body.

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