Fake autographs

Maryland Man Charged with Selling Counterfeits

Joshua Shores, 41, of Bel Air, Md., has been charged with wire fraud in conjunction with dealing in counterfeit and fraudulent sports memorabilia in federal court in Pennsylvania.

Tom Bartsch

Operation Bullpen: Authenticators and Autograph Sellers to Watch for Kevin Nelson

Part 5: What’s So Crazy About a Mother Teresa Baseball Anyhow?Tom Bartsch

Forging the Big Three: DiMaggio, Mantle, Williams Tom Bartsch

The 1998 Home Run Chase: A Perfect Storm for Counterfeiters Tom Bartsch

How To Trick People and Get Away With It: The Art and Craft of the Forger Tom Bartsch

Operation Bullpen, and Why Forgers Don’t Always Hit the Sweet Spot Tom Bartsch