A man from California faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty of having sold hundreds of thousands of dollars in false Sports memories For almost a decade, federal prosecutors announced on Monday.
Anthony J. Tremayne, 58, accepted a advocacy agreement which found him guilty of “selling memories containing allegedly authentic signatures of famous athletes, musicians, actors and other celebrities” around 2010 until December 2019, said the American prosecutor’s office for the California central district in a press release.
False memories of Masters have also been sold by Tremayne. (Images Katie Goodale-Imagn)
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The prosecutors said that Tremayne had provided articles which, according to him, contained real signatures and often included a “certificate of authenticity” form – although the two proved to be a false.
He admitted to having sold up to $ 550,000 in false memories.
The Tremayne program was discovered when, in November 2019, it sold a photograph “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” with forged signatures to an FBI infiltant agent for $ 200.
A photograph signed “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” with forged signatures was also part of the program. (Jon Kopaloff)
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ESPN reported That the other forged articles included memories signed by members of the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls and other NBA teams. Several replicas signed Stanley Cups, signed boxing gloves and fraudulent control jackets and flags were among the other items that would have been sold.
Several replicas signed Stanley Cups were among the other items that would have been sold. (Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Cinematographic memories with forged signatures were also part of the program.
Tremayne, who currently lives in Mexico, initially faced multiple accusations, including 13 leaders of fraud by wire, but pleaded guilty to a chief of fraud by mail as part of the advocacy agreement. His conviction is scheduled for August 11. He risks up to 20 years in prison.
