<p>William Veres is in trouble. In 2018 he was arrested following the largest ever investigation by the Italian police’s art squad. They accuse him of running a pan-European art-smuggling ring with ties to the Sicilian mafia. He is alleged to have stolen $40 million worth of art and antiquities from Italy. Charged with 14 counts, including money laundering, forgery, wire fraud and conspiracy, he faces a jail term of up to 20 years.</p> <p>But he has a plan to get out of trouble. In this four-part podcast, host Simon Willis follows him as he puts that plan into action. It’s a story that takes listeners deep into the underworld, and into the dark heart of the most famous criminal organization of them all – Cosa Nostra.</p> <p>It is a story of drug dealers, hitmen, smugglers, spies – even a corrupt prime minister. And in the middle of it all is William Veres’s quest to save himself. How? By solving the coldest cold case in the history of art crime – the theft of Caravaggio’s Nativity.</p> <p><em>The Professor</em> is a series for <em>Hidden Worlds</em>, the home of unbelievable true stories and gripping investigations into shadowy places.</p> <p>Stay subscribed to <em>Hidden Worlds</em> and get brand new series delivered to your favorite podcast app year-round. One podcast, endless stories.</p> <p>For more, visit <a href="https://brazen.fm/hidden-worlds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brazen.fm/hidden-worlds</a>.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| Introducing The Burden | 2024-03-21 | ||
| Episode 4: The Fugitive | 2023-12-18 | ||
| Episode 3: Money for Nothing | 2023-12-11 | ||
| Episode 2: The Go-Between | 2023-12-04 | ||
| Episode 1: The Nativity | 2023-11-27 | ||
| Introducing The Professor: Hunting for the Mafia's Missing Masterpiece | 2023-11-22 | ||
| Meeting Simon Willis: Unlocking the secrets of a stolen masterpiece | 2023-11-20 | ||
| Introducing Hidden Worlds | 2023-11-13 |