An FBI investigation resulted in a man pleading guilty to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fake memorabilia.
A former California resident, who now resides in Mexico, pleaded guilty to selling fake sports memorabilia for nearly a decade and faces up to 20 years in prison.
Anthony J. Tremayne, a 58-year-old, sold “memorabilia containing purportedly genuine signatures of famous athletes, musicians, actors, and other celebrities,” a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California reportedly read.
In the nine or so years Tremayne was selling memorabilia, he moved items like fraudulent Masters jackets, Pro Football Hall of Fame jackets, signed replica Stanley Cups, signed boxing gloves, and a photo with an alleged Kobe Bryant signature on it.
Items from the Los Angeles
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