Memory Lane sold cards they didn't have per SCD

[Leon]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

I am extremely pleased to report that my E105 Cobb was among the recovered cards.

That is freaking awesome. Great news!!
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[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Leon

That is freaking awesome. Great news!!
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Many thanks, Leon.

[parkplace33]

Glad to hear this story has a happy ending.

I guess we will find this perp got a hold of the package.

[Exhibitman]

Thankfully, those landmark cards are not lost to the hobby; that would have been a shame.

[jimtodd]

It figures ML silence had to be related to the investigation - happy they're able to make (nearly) everyone whole again.

Not a bad day for law enforcement in the hobby. This recovery, and the Anthony Curcio fake PSA slab arrest (https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...ver-2-million/).

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by jimtodd

It figures ML silence had to be related to the investigation - happy they're able to make (nearly) everyone whole again.

Not a bad day for law enforcement in the hobby. This recovery, and the Anthony Curcio fake PSA slab arrest (https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...ver-2-million/).

That's an awesome story, glad to see federal law enforcement focused on protecting the little guy.

[Peter_Spaeth]

o further their alleged fraud scheme, Curcio ordered several items necessary to create forged card cases and labels to pass off the cards as graded, court documents allege.

They included plastic holders, thermal transfer barcode labels, a magnifier loupe optical glass, a handheld inkjet printer, a lock-cutting kit, an electric grinding pen, an abrasive buffer and polishing wheel, an abrasive and bristle brushes and drill bits designed for engraving, prosecutors said.

“Anthony Curcio and Iosif Bondarchuk carried out a brazen, nationwide fraud scheme involving valuable sports and Pokémon trading cards to deceive buyers and marketplaces, ultimately amassing over $2 million in fraudulent and attempted sales,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. “Curcio and Bondarchuk allegedly sold and tried to sell at inflated prices cards of various professional athletes, including, among others, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Nolan Ryan, Larry Bird, Julius Erving, and Magic Johnson, as well as various valuable Pokémon cards.

Hmmmm.. I bet it's a lot more than $2 million if it went on for years.