Mark Meng of Irvine posed as a connoisseur interested in growing his collection - but instead stole instruments that area ...

IRVINE, Calif. ( KTLA) – A California man convicted of orchestrating a scheme to steal valuable violins, and then robbing a ...

Prosecutors said that the man persuaded music stores to lend him violins worth tens of thousands of dollars on a trial basis, ...

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 ...

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, from California, also robbed a bank and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank robbery. Between August 2020 and April 2023, Meng posed as an instrument collector ...