Huggins and Scott winnings

[botn]

A few people have been investigated? Who other than Mastro Auctions? After 2 years one would think a conviction would have been handed down.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Greg I really don't know if anyone other than Mastro is a target of the grand jury, I am just guessing they at least looked a little more broadly given the number of subpoenas rumored to have been handed out two years ago. In any event, if they aren't looking hard at card doctoring and are only worried about shill bidding, they are only scratching the surface as I have opined before. (Accuses tries and convicts self of beating a dead horse.)

[calvindog]

Believe it or not, the government has not convened some sort of commission on baseball card fraud; instead, presumably a regional law enforcement office received information about the possible commission of fraud and began investigating it as they would with any report of a crime. They investigate, a grand jury is presented evidence and either an indictment is issued or not. That's it. There is no baseball card czar who decides what happens next to the hobby. I mean maybe after 2012 there will be few areas in our society which are not yet under the purview of the feds but that has not happened just yet.

And indictments sometimes take time, especially if there are a lot of witnesses involved in an investigation. I've had clients indicted days before the five year statute of limitations was to expire; the arguable delay did not affect the determination of their guilt or innocence.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by calvindog

There is no baseball card czar who decides what happens next to the hobby.

Not in Obama's first term! Maybe after 2012.

[calvindog]

I have it on good information that once Cap and Trade is passed, the baseball card industry will be the next on the list of great ideas to be tackled.

[botn]

Actually it was part of the health care reform bill and Obama will only have one term.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by botn

...and Obama will only have one term.

Not if the GOP decides to get behind Sarah Palin.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Jim VB

Not if the GOP decides to get behind Sarah Palin.

Cry, the beloved country.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Jim VB

Not if the GOP decides to get behind Sarah Palin.

Will never happen. A quarter of Republicans won't vote for her if she was the nominee. Will never, ever happen.