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(213) 486-6940 or by e-mail at [email protected]. CRIME ALERT. Daniel Lahoda. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT. OFFICI
CRIME ALERT LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LAPD ART THEFT DETAIL

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Daniel Lahoda Information Request LAPD’s Art Theft Detail has received numerous citizen complaints alleging thefts and unfair business practices by Daniel John Lahoda, 33, who buys and sells art under the business names of JetSet Graffiti and Lahoda Fine Arts, LLC. He is not wanted by the police at this time. Lahoda has used the internet to find buyers for art. The complaints include allegations of art ordered and paid for but never delivered. It also includes taking art on consignment and diverting the art and money obtained for his own use. There have been allegations of false advertising, unfair business practices, selling unauthorized prints, and exorbitant delays in shipping art to purchasers. Between 2000-2004, Lahoda worked for Equator Gallery in the Boston area. Lahoda was terminated when the owner, artist Sasha Raiz, noticed the gallery was losing money and discovered that Lahoda was embezzling funds and diverting business and art to his home address. Lahoda then moved to Las Vegas and worked for S2 Art Group. After a year, he was fired when the owners learned he was embezzling funds and sleeping on the job. Lahoda next got a job with Acumen Entertainment Group in Las Vegas. According to the police report, Lahoda was fired for embezzling more than $47,000 in cash, art and merchandise from the company. Lahoda then moved to Los Angeles. If you are aware of similar incidents involving Daniel Lahoda, please contact LAPD’s Art Theft Detail at (213) 486-6940 or by e-mail at [email protected]