In 2021, prosecutors and investigative journalists probed Spink & Son's historic relationship with antiquities trafficker [[Douglas Latchford]], and in particular the creation of false documentation for Khmer antiquities, sometimes together with [[Emma Bunker]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Whoriskey |first1=Peter |last2=Politzer |first2=Malia |last3=Reuter |first3=Delphine |last4=Woodman |first4=Spencer |title=Global hunt for looted treasures leads to offshore trusts |language=en |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/met-museum-cambodian-antiquities-latchford/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en |quote=Museums holding antiquities linked to Latchford. The reporting team tracked relics that museums received directly through Douglas Latchford, and the Doris and [[Nancy Wiener]] gallery or the London auction house Spink & Son, which prosecutors say helped him sell looted antiquities}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Conn |first1=David |last2=Politzer |first2=Malia |date=2021-10-05 |title=Offshore loot: how notorious dealer used trusts to hoard Khmer treasures |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/05/offshore-trusts-used-pass-on-looted-khmer-treasures-leak-shows-douglas-latchford |access-date=2023-02-03 |issn=0261-3077 |quote=Latchford was alleged in the legal action to have bought the Duryodhana in 1972 knowing it was looted, consigned it to a London auction house, Spink & Son, then conspired with Spink’s representatives to “fraudulently obtain export licences”.}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=Unmasking “The Scholar”: The Colorado woman who helped a global art smuggling operation flourish for decades |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/emma-bunker-douglas-latchford-cambodian-art-denver-art-museum/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Latchford was indicted but Spink & Son as a separate entity under new management was not charged.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-05 |title=How we tracked Cambodian antiquities to leading museums and private galleries - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/how-we-tracked-ancient-cambodian-antiquities-leading-museums/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>
