A Maryland man who sold fake autographs signed on fake jerseys will have plenty of time to think about it. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Friday that Joshua Aaron Shores, age 44,has been sentenced to five years in prison for the $2.5 million dollar fraud scheme. According to United States Attorney Bruce D. … [Read more...] about Maryland Man Gets 5-Year Sentence for Selling Fake Autographs
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Autograph Faker Pleads Guilty; Gov’t to Seek Restitution
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania says a former owner of a group of internet sports memorabilia businesses pleaded guilty Monday before United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, in Harrisburg, PA to a $2.5 million dollar fraud scheme. The Criminal Information was filed in January pursuant to a plea agreement entered … [Read more...] about Autograph Faker Pleads Guilty; Gov’t to Seek Restitution
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
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty in $2.5 Million Fake Autograph Scheme
Selling fake autographs online is easy...until you get caught. Federal prosecutors say the former owner of a group of internet sports memorabilia businesses based in the Mid-Atlantic states faces a federal prison sentence and restitution after selling huge quantities of fake autographed sports jerseys and other items over a five-year period. Joshua Aaron Shores, 41, … [Read more...] about Maryland Man Pleads Guilty in $2.5 Million Fake Autograph Scheme