In 2016, Berges, the Swamp Prince’s art dealer was accused of defrauding investor Ingrid Arneberg out of $500,000. In 1998, he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and making “terrorist threats.”  He served 90 days in jail and received 36 months probation. Before becoming a chic Soho art pimp, Berges was doing a lot of progressive stuff as the Development Director of “Progressive Legislative Action” and the Director of the “Progressive States Network”.