HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Hungarian woman faces potential deportation after pleading guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering in connection to a scheme to sell counterfeit art, U.S. Attorney Gerad M. Karam announced Thursday.
Zsannet Nagy, 32, was previously indicted on the charges along with her husband at the time, Earl Marshawn Washington, for selling "woodblocks" or "woodcuts" to various customers, including one in Hummelstown, Dauphin County. The couple then laundered the proceeds from the sales, Karam said.
Nagy was sentenced to time served plus two years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay more than $107,000 in restitution.
Washington is scheduled to be sentenced in March. He also pleaded guilty last year, Karam said.
According to Karam, between 2018 and 2021, Nagy and Washington claimed to be selling woodblocks made in the 15th, 16th and early 20th centuries to buyers in France and the U.S.
Xylography is the art of making wood blocks or carvings for printing. The blocks are carved with a sharp instrument, leaving a raised design, which is then dipped in ink and printed on paper, fabric, textiles, or other materials.
