Portrait of a COMPLETE LOSER KEN LANE

[Fuddjcal]

PORT RICHEY

eBay sales net $13,115 — and a trip to jail
A 54-year-old man is accused of selling thousands of dollars in fake memorabilia to unsuspecting buyers on eBay. According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Kenneth Edward Lane used a computer, printer and Signascript automated signing machine to forge an array of counterfeits. The items included a copy of Life magazine bearing Neil Armstrong's signature, vintage photos supposedly signed by Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe, an autographed Star Trek cast photo and an item purportedly signed by Cincinnati Reds great John "Bid" McPhee. Authorities say Lane made $13,115 selling the items from April 2006 to August 2010. Lane, of 9324 Cochise Lane, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of scheme to defraud and released on $5,000 bail. He was charged last year with grand theft after a buyer said Lane sold him a Christmas card forged with Al Capone's signature, as well as an autographed baseball that never arrived. Prosecutors later dropped the charge.

Now if they can arrest that CADDY1229 from Pembroke Pine, FL for selling his ENDLESS SUPPLY OF FAKE GLOBAL GAI putrid forgeries every damned day, and crack the whip on E-bay for endorsing such shenanigans, we'd be on to something.

[thetruthisoutthere]

I read about that a few days ago. As rampant as forgeries are it's amazing that we only hear about arrests like this once every six months.

[keithsky]

Wonder if any of these clowns are consigning to Coach's Corner?

[bbcard1]

A five tool loser?

BTW, my lawyer buys a lot of stuff off CC..he's a good guy. I have really not had the heart to break it to him yet.

[Mark]

See, it is so easily explained

Port Richey man accused of selling fake memorabilia

By LISA A. DAVIS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 17, 2010

Kenneth LanePORT RICHEY - A Port Richey man is accused of peddling fake memorabilia and bilking a victim out of thousands of dollars, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

Pasco deputies say Kenneth Edward Lane, 53, sold a baseball supposedly autographed by Chicago Cubs hall-of-famer Gabby Hartnett and mobster Al Capone. In November, Avraham Bash, 24, of Sunny Isles Beach, agreed to purchase the ball for $6,500. It was expected to arrive along with a certificate of authenticity.

It didn't.

Bash sent a personal check for $1,500 and a cashier's check for the remaining $5,000, but he never received the ball, according to an arrest report. He e-mailed Lane several times but never got a response.

Records indicate Lane deposited the money into his bank accounts, according to the report.

Bash did some research and learned Lane had been selling counterfeit memorabilia.

In June 2009, Lane sold Bash a Christmas card purportedly autographed by Al Capone for $2,500. That turned out to be fake, too, a sheriff's office report states.

Deputies caught up to Lane Wednesday at his home at 9324 Cochise Lane, and he admitted that he never sent Bash the baseball or tried to refund his money, according to an arrest report. He was arrested on a grand theft charge and posted $2,000 bail Thursday.

Lane told a detective he had sent the money to someone in Pennsylvania to get the baseball but never received it. He said he didn't know the man's name but hadn't had a problem in past deals.

Reached at home Thursday, Lane said the trouble is all a misunderstanding.

He said he purchased the baseball from the man in Pennsylvania who died before he could send it. Lane, who says he collects and sells autographed items as a hobby, said he's tried to contact the man's family for reimbursement, but he hasn't heard back. Now, he can't remember the man's name.

"I'm not running out of town," he said. "I'm not shirking responsibility. I will pay him back."

Reporter Lisa A. Davis can be reached at (727) 815-1083.

[Leon]

"Lane told a detective he had sent the money to someone in Pennsylvania to get the baseball but never received it. He said he didn't know the man's name but hadn't had a problem in past deals."


Yeah, I always send people $6500 and don't know their name.....that's it.

[gnaz01]

Aren't the Roaches located in Pennsylvania?

[carrigansghost]

Leon, please send that to my address and I will send you a card every holiday season from now on. Current occupant wil be enough for it to get here.

Rawn

[shimozukawa]

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