Three men employed by one of the largest trading card retailers in the sports memorabilia industry have been handed prison sentences and ordered to pay restitution for using a computer software flaw to steal $1.3 million worth of trading card boxes from Dave & Adam's Card World in 2013 and 2014. Last September, all three men pleaded guilty to second degree grand larceny … [Read more...] about Ex-Dave & Adam’s Employees Sentenced in $1.3 Million Theft
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News & Notes: FBI to Return Some Items from AR search, NBA Exec Recalls Launch of Topps’ 69-70 Set
The FBI is planning to return some of the items confiscated during a search of Rogers Photo Archive last week, according to a media report in Little Rock, AR. The Arkansas Times quoted Blake Hendrix, the attorney for collector/dealer John Rogers, as saying an undetermined number of items seized when agents executed a search warrant would not be held. Agents involved in … [Read more...] about News & Notes: FBI to Return Some Items from AR search, NBA Exec Recalls Launch of Topps’ 69-70 Set
Dealer Sentenced to Jail, Fined for Fakes
A Pennsylvania memorabilia dealer arrested on charges of deceptive business practices, theft by deception and dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activities was sentenced Tuesday. Roger Hooper faces 10-23 months in jail, $129,000 in fines and court costs and $67,881 in restitution to victims. The case began in 2005 when Hooper was alleged to have sold sports autographs … [Read more...] about Dealer Sentenced to Jail, Fined for Fakes