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NEW YORK (AP) - A trucker was charged Monday with stealing a $1.5 million painting from a warehouse at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Anthony Porcelli Jr., 35, surrendered to authorities at the airport and was charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property in the May 4 theft of the painting by the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Porcelli was accused of removing a wooden crate containing the painting from a warehouse and driving away with it. He could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted, District Attorney Richard Brown in a statement.
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