Sotheby's Price Fixing The former chairman of Sotheby's auction house, A. Alfred Taubman was sentenced today to a year in prison and a $7.5 million fine for his role in a scheme with rival Christie's to fix prices charged to sellers at auction. From New York, David D'Arcy reports.

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Sotheby's Price Fixing

April 22, 200212:00 AM ET

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The former chairman of Sotheby's auction house, A. Alfred Taubman was sentenced today to a year in prison and a $7.5 million fine for his role in a scheme with rival Christie's to fix prices charged to sellers at auction. From New York, David D'Arcy reports.