The long-time owner of two sports card and gaming shops in the state of Washington has pleaded guilty to tax evansion charges. U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes announced Friday that Donald A. Knutsen, 54, the owner Northwest Sportscards, which had locations in Tacoma and University Place, admitted that he withheld over $234,000 in income, Social Security and Medicare … [Read more...] about Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charges
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Owner of Steel-Town Memorabilia Pleads Guilty to Selling Fakes
A 38-year-old South Carolina man has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking in counterfeit goods including some autographed memorabilia that wasn’t real. Evidence presented at a change of plea hearing established that Joshua D. Korb ran an online eBay store called Steel-Town Memorabilia. The investigation was initiated from a request by the NFL … [Read more...] about Owner of Steel-Town Memorabilia Pleads Guilty to Selling Fakes
Feds Asking for Victims to Come Forward in Fake Autograph Case
Amazon has begun contacting possible victims in a large-scale autograph fraud case that resulted in federal fraud charges against a Maryland man. As SC Daily reported last month, Joshua Aaron Shores, 41, of Bel Air, Maryland and also of Ocean City, Maryland, agreed to plead guilty to selling phony autographs through several business storefronts he set up on Amazon from … [Read more...] about Feds Asking for Victims to Come Forward in Fake Autograph Case
Report: Mastro Will Plead Guilty
Thursday was a busy day in an Illinois federal courtroom. Government prosecutors who have charged four former Mastro Auctions officials with fraud filed several motions with the court, including papers that would indicate former company president Bill Mastro will plead guilty in the case. The hearing was proposed for February, at which time it's expected Mastro will follow … [Read more...] about Report: Mastro Will Plead Guilty