Charges have been filed against two Green Bay area dealers for selling phony Brett Favre autographs.
Operation Bullpen may be on hiatus, but Wisconsin law enforcement has gotten tough with a couple of men allegedly involved in scamming collectors and fans.
One owned a sports memorabilia business while the other ran a Green Bay printing business. The two were charged with theft by fraud, identity theft and trafficking in counterfeit trademarks -- felonies punishable by up to 22 years in prison, according to Wisconsin attorney general Peg Lautenschlager.
How low can you go? They're accused of scheming to sell over $10,000 worth of reproduced Favre autographs since December of 2004....even one commemorating the Monday Night game against the Raiders after Favre's father had died.
WBAY-TV got the reaction from other card & memorabilia shops in Green Bay.
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