Counterfeiter gets federal prison
 

More details here: https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...-fraud-scheme/

The moral of the story - don't try to sell your fake cards. And for God's sake, don't try to do it here.

I'm getting a paywall...anyone else have this?

This guy lives 15 minutes from me. I've talked with several collectors and a couple of shop owners in the area and none of them have even heard of the guy. He sure has flown under the radar for a long time. I'm happy that he was caught and they took his garbage inventory out of the hobby.

By

John Agar | jagar@mlive.com

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – A Norton Shores man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 18, to 2 ½ years in federal prison for selling counterfeit sports cards.

Bryan Alan Kennert, 57, who pleaded guilty to eight counts of wire fraud, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou in Lansing.

“Kennert has sold fake sports cards and fake sports card packs as early as 1992,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Fauson wrote in court documents.



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Hate to say this but too bad it's federal prison. It's always good to hear that not everyone gets away with it.

Perhaps Homeland Security would like to look at altered cards as well. Perhaps they already are, who knows.

Now that our borders are fully protected I guess DHS has time to police baseball cards.

From PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). I use it to access Federal court records for my research.

United States District Court
Western District of Michigan (Southern Division (1))
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:22-cr-00036-HYJ-1

18:1343 FRAUD BY WIRE, RADIO, OR TELEVISION; wire fraud
(1-8)

Disposition: 30 months imprisonment on each of Counts 1-8, to be served concurrently; 2 years supervised release on each of Counts 1-8, to run concurrently; $43,354.94 restitution; $100 special assessment on each of Counts 1-8


ORDER OF FORFEITURE
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2022, Defendant Bryan Alan Kennert pled guilty to
Counts One through Eight of the Indictment, which charges him with wire fraud in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343;
WHEREAS, upon conviction for wire fraud, the United States placed the
Defendant on notice that it would seek to forfeit the following property listed within
the Forfeiture Allegation of the Indictment: approximately nine boxes containing
sports memorabilia, sports cards, packaging materials, and protective materials,
seized from Defendant’s residence on July 9, 2021 (the “Subject Property”);
WHEREAS, the Court held a contested forfeiture hearing to determine
whether the United States established the requisite nexus between Defendant’s
offense and the Subject Property;
WHEREAS, based on the evidence presented at the contested forfeiture
hearing, the Defendant’s guilty plea, and the evidence contained in the record, the Court finds that the Subject Property was derived from proceeds traceable to the
Defendant’s scheme to defraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; and
WHEREAS, this Court finds that Defendant had an interest in the Subject
Property, and that the Government has established the requisite nexus between the
same and the violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 28
U.S.C. § 2461(c), the Subject Property is hereby forfeited to the United States of
America.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the United States Department of Homeland
Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement seize the Subject Property and
dispose of the same in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of this forfeiture shall be published in
accordance with 21 U.S.C. § 853(n)(1).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any third party wishing to assert an interest
in the Subject Property must petition the Court in accordance with 21 U.S.C. §
853(n)(2) and (3).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b)(4)(B),
this Order of Forfeiture shall become final as to Defendant at the time of sentencing,
and shall be made part of the sentence and included in the judgment.
October 18, 2022 /s/ Hala Y. Jarbou

My guess is that they are involved in some card related things where people have committed fraud. I wouldn't doubt if one, or some, of our members work for them. I know I spoke with them concerning the guy in Mexico who was faking PSA slabs....I think he went by Houdini. I spoke to that criminal about 10x on the phone, all presumably while he was in Mexico, on the lamb. That was weird.

edited to add, glad the scammer written about got some jail time.
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Copperfield I thought it was.

That was it. Copperfield. Weird fellow.
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