article_snippet.sent: But that was the anonymous call that helped art sleuth Christopher Marinello, 53, track down nine paintings including works by Chagall and Rivera stolen from an LA mansion. '
article_snippet.sent: I got this tip-off from a shadowy figure in Slovenia called Darko,' said the London-based founder of Art Recovery International.
article_snippet.sent: Christopher Marinello sent me images of nine paintings including works by Chagall and Rivera stolen from an LA mansion via WhatsApp and we set up a sting operation with the LAPD and recovered nine of paintings which were stolen in broad daylight six years ago.'
article_snippet.sent: head curator Lars Bystrom tracked down nine paintings including Les Paysans by Marc Chagall (pictured) stolen from an LA mansion .
article_snippet.sent: Before he became the public face of the company, he used to work undercover and once set up a sting operation to catch a man trying to illegally obtain a Van Gogh picture worth £2million.
article_snippet.sent: he has also recovered a multi-million pound Devo painting from the middle of the street in Manhattan from a celebrity who unwittingly came into possession of the stolen artwork. '
article_snippet.sent: Out came a a multi-million pound Devo painting from the middle of the street in Manhattan from a celebrity who unwittingly came into possession of the stolen artwork painting rolled up in a tube inside a black plastic bag. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Detective set up sting to return nine artworks stolen from LA mansion .
  