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Editor’s Blog: Let’s Play Find the Forgers

January 25, 2012 By Rich Mueller

In homes and offices across North America sit big, beautiful photographs. Expensive jerseys. Vintage display items. Signed baseballs. All purchased by those who wanted something to remind themselves of their favorite sport, favorite player or favorite moment in sports history. All cost hundreds, maybe a few thousand dollars. All bearing someone's John Hancock. Not … [Read more...] about Editor’s Blog: Let’s Play Find the Forgers

Agents Busy Seizing Bogus Goods, Websites During Baseball Playoffs

November 2, 2011 By Rich Mueller

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) have announced the results of "Operation Strike Out." The one-month operation, which commenced at the beginning of the American League and National League Championship Series and continued through the World … [Read more...] about Agents Busy Seizing Bogus Goods, Websites During Baseball Playoffs

Dubious Autograph Authenticator Now Reality TV Star

March 24, 2010 By Rich Mueller

If you've seen the Bravo network's TV series 'Real Housewives of Orange County' and thought the name Jim Bellino sounded familiar, you're not dreaming. Bellino was prominently featured in writer Kevin Nelson's book Operation Bullpen, which chronicled the massive fake autograph scheme of the 1990s. While Bellino wasn't hit with the kind of penalties the Marino family and … [Read more...] about Dubious Autograph Authenticator Now Reality TV Star