A Greenwich, Conn., woman faces a pair of felony criminal charges after being accused of trying to trick her stepfather into cooperating with a scheme to cheat an insurer of up to $60,000.

Natasha Gagne, also known as Tina Pray-Gagne, 46, surrendered to authorities following a two-month investigation by police, the FBI, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York and insurance investigators with the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos., according to the Stamford (Conn.) Advocate.

Gagne, faces first-degree criminal attempt at larceny and insurance fraud, after she allegedly took a rare and expensive Victor De Grailly painting that she owned from the home of her stepfather, Richard Ford, and sold it. The sale at Southeby’s auction house in New York in 2007 netted Gagne $17,250, according to police.

Earlier this year, the report said, Gagne asked Ford why the painting was missing, suggesting it might have been stolen and encouraging him to file an insurance claim under his homeowners’ policy.

In May, Ford called the police to report the painting stolen, calling Gagne “a shady character” who had stolen from the home in the past, the Advocate reported, citing an arrest warrant.

Greenwich police questioned Gagne, but she told them she had not seen the painting since a 2005 appraisal. When shown records from Sotheby’s, Gagne said she had no recollection of the sale, claiming to be “baffled,” the report said.

According to police the insurance claim, if approved, would have paid $50,000 to $60,000 to Gagne as the owner of the painting.