A man in California faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars of fake Sports Morabilia For almost a decade, federal prosecutors said Monday.
Anthony J. Tremayne, 58, accepted a plea of an agreement that found him guilty of “selling Memorabilia containing alleged genuine signatures of famous athletes, musicians, actors and other celebrities” from around 2010 until December 2019, US Attorney’s Office of Central District of California said in a press release.
Bogus Masters Memorabilia was also reportedly sold by Tremayne. (Katie Goodale-Preferred Pictures)
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Prosecutors said that Tremayne provided items that he said contained genuine signatures, and often included a “certificate of authenticity” form – although both were found to be false.
He admitted to having sold up to $ 550,000 of fake memorabilia.
The Trey’s scheme was uncovered when in November 2019 he sold a “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” photography with counterfeit signatures for an undercover FBI agent for $ 200.
A signed “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” photography with counterfeit signatures was also part of the scheme. (Jon Kopaloff)
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ESPN reported That the other counterfeit items included signed Memorabilia from members of Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and other NBA teams. Several signed replica Stanley Cups, signed boxing gloves and fake Masters jackets and flags were among the other things allegedly sold.
Several signed replica Stanley Cups were among the other things allegedly sold. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Filmmorabilia with counterfeit signatures was also part of the scheme.
Tremayne, currently a resident of Mexico, originally faced several charges, including 13 censuses of wire fraud, but pleaded guilty to a counting of mail -fraud as part of the placement. His penalty is scheduled for August 11. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
