Soon after ex-Sotheby's chairman Alfred Taubman was sentenced to jail and a $7 million fine, Diana Brooks, the auction house's ex-c.e.o. was sentenced to three years probation for her role in conducting a price-fixing scheme with the rival auction house, Christie's - New York

Art Business News, June, 2002

> * Soon after ex-Sotheby's chairman Alfred Taubman was sentenced to jail and a $7 million fine, Diana Brooks, the auction house's ex-c.e.o. was sentenced to three years probation for her role in conducting a price-fixing scheme with the rival auction house, Christie's. Brooks was also ordered to serve six months of home detention, perform 1,000 hours of community service and pay a fine of $350,000.

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