California man pleads guilty to selling at least $250,000 in fake sports and celebrity memorabilia

A California antheral is facing up to 20 years successful situation aft helium pleaded blameworthy to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worthy of fake sports memorabilia for astir a decade, national prosecutors said Monday. 

Anthony J. Tremayne, 58, agreed to a plea statement that recovered him blameworthy of "selling memorabilia containing purportedly genuine signatures of celebrated athletes, musicians, actors, and different celebrities" from astir 2010 until December 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said successful a property release. 

Bogus Masters memorabilia was besides reportedly sold by Tremayne.  (Katie Goodale-Imagn Images)

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Prosecutors said Tremayne provided items that helium said contained genuine signatures and oftentimes included a "Certificate of Authenticity" signifier — though some were recovered to beryllium bogus. 

He admitted to selling up to $550,000 of fake memorabilia. 

Tremayne’s strategy was uncovered when, successful November 2019, helium sold a "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" photograph with forged signatures to an undercover FBI cause for $200. 

A signed "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" photograph with forged signatures was besides portion of the scheme.  (Jon Kopaloff)

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ESPN reported that the different forged items included signed memorabilia from members of the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, and different NBA teams. Multiple signed replica Stanley Cups, signed boxing gloves, and fraudulent Masters jackets and flags were among the different items reportedly sold. 

Multiple signed replica Stanley Cups were among the different items reportedly sold.  (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Movie memorabilia with forged signatures was besides a portion of the scheme. 

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Tremayne, who presently resides successful Mexico, was initially facing aggregate charges, including 13 counts of ligament fraud, but pleaded blameworthy to 1 number of message fraud arsenic portion of the plea deal. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 11. He faces up to 20 years successful prison.

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