The Wire

After a Young Arts Patron’s Donation Did Not Clear, He Was Found Dead

Aug 9, 2025 5:02 AM

Shortly before Matthew Christopher Pietras’s body was discovered, the Metropolitan Opera had been told that the $10 million he had just donated did not belong to him.

Source: The New York Times

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