Answer the following question: Facts: - conviction: pleaded guilty -lrb- plea bargain to avoid prison -rrb- - penalty: restitution , pending sentencing september 7 , 2011 - charge: conspiracy fraud to commit mail fraud , art forgery , - birth name: william james toye - spouse: beryl spaulding toye , a.k.a. beryl ann toye - alias: w. geoffrey toye , ph.d - birth date: 15 august 1931 - parents: william joseph toye and helen toye - birth place: baton rouge , louisiana Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william j. toye .
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william james toye -lrb- born august 15 , 1931 -rrb- is an art forger in baton rouge , louisiana .he paints in styles copied from paul gauguin , pierre-auguste renoir and alfred sisley ; toye has also copied the style of claude monet .toye , his wife , and robert e. lucky , a new orleans art dealer , were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in 2010 .on june 6 , 2011 , toye pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell counterfeit clementine hunter paintings , to misrepresenting the authenticity and origin of the paintings , and to painting the counterfeited hunter artwork .william and beryl toye plead guilty to mail fraud charges in 2011 and were sentenced to two-years probation and ordered to pay $ 426,393 in restitution to the victims of the fraud .robert lucky was also convicted of mail fraud in january 2012 and was sentenced to 25 months in prison .