Certainly Didn’t Expect to See that at the National.

[Santo10Fan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

He isn't prohibited.

This is accurate. Mastro (de facto) promised Judge Guzman he would never work in the hobby after his release. The judge's sentence took that into account, in addition to the Catholic charity/volunteering as mitigating factors. Mastro pled guilty to mail fraud which carried up to a five-year sentence; instead he received a shade over a year and a half.

But if he ever turned up in front of Guzman again for a hobby-related crime...watch out. At sentencing he'd be effed with a capital "F".

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Santo10Fan

This is accurate. Mastro (de facto) promised Judge Guzman he would never work in the hobby after his release. The judge's sentence took that into account, in addition to the Catholic charity/volunteering as mitigating factors. Mastro pled guilty to mail fraud which carried up to a five-year sentence; instead he received a shade over a year and a half.

But if he ever turned up in front of Guzman again for a hobby-related crime...watch out. At sentencing he'd be effed with a capital "F".

Right, but I think where people may be confused is that it isn't actually part of his sentence, as it sometimes is, for example, in insider trading convictions.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Certainly sounds like what I was thinking I had heard. I know legally it wouldn't prove anything but man I'd be tempted to send Judge Guzman a link to this thread...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Certainly sounds like what I was thinking I had heard. I know legally it wouldn't prove anything but man I'd be tempted to send Judge Guzman a link to this thread...

Because he talked to a dealer at a show??

[Santo10Fan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Right, but I think where people may be confused is that it isn't actually part of his sentence, as it sometimes is, for example, in insider trading convictions.

This is the only section of the sentencing memorandum that covers future business dealings;

"Bill has been out of the sports memorabilia industry since February 2009. He cannot and would not go back. His case is now an epic tale within the industry, a lesson to all about the consequences of auction-related misconduct. It is for this reason that even the Government has advised this Court that Bill’s public confessions 'provide a strong deterrent message to others in the industry, which was an additional benefit to the government in this case.'”

After reading the memo, I personally can't write off Net54 members' positive comments in this thread regarding Mastro as "ass kissing". It's too wide of a generalization. As for the ones who view Mastro as having saved their lives in AA, it's going to be a hard sell convincing them to abandon him over a mail fraud conviction.

Try to imagine the next time Ken Kendrick's Wagner finally goes to auction. Do you think anyone who bids on it will care Mastro altered it? It will be listed as a "restored" PSA 8 and will easily haul in eight figures.

http://cconnect.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-...Memorandum.pdf