A man from California faces up to 20 years in prison after he declared himself guilty of selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in false dollars Sports memories For almost a decade, federal prosecutors said on Monday.
Anthony J. Tremayne, 58, agreed to a guilt that found him guilty of “selling memories that contain allegedly genuine firms of famous athletes, musicians, actors and other celebrities” from 2010 to December 2019, the United States prosecutor’s office for the Central District of California said in a press release.
According to reports, memories of false teachers were also sold by Tremayne. (Katie Goodale-Imagn images)
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The prosecutors said that Tremayne provided articles that said they contained genuine firms and often included a “certificate of authenticity”, although it was discovered that both were false.
He admitted to having sold up to $ 550,000 of false memories.
Tremayne’s scheme was discovered when, in November 2019, he sold a photograph of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” with firms forged to an undercover FBI agent for $ 200.
A photograph signed by “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” with forged firms was also part of the scheme. (Jon Kopaloff)
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ESPN reported That the other forged articles included signed memories of members of Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and other NBA teams. According to the reports, multiple replicas of Stanley Cups, signed boxing gloves and fraudulent master’s jackets and mastery flags were sold among the other items.
According to reports, multiple replicas of Stanley Stanley replica were sold. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
The film’s memories with forged firms were also part of the scheme.
Tremayne, who currently resides in Mexico, initially faced multiple positions, including 13 charges of electronic fraud, but declared himself guilty of a fraud charge by mail as part of the guilt agreement. His sentence is scheduled for August 11. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
