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Operation bullpen

BREAKING NEWS: Sports memorabilia dealer found dead after admitting to $350M fraud and forgery scheme

A sports collectibles dealer claims he sold more than four million forged and fake memorabilia items, scamming the hobby for more than $350 million in illegal sales.

Greg Bates
Operation Expose the FraudGreg Bates
Operation Bullpen’s FBI undercover agent and collector John Ferreira provides tips on how to avoid fake autographsBert Lehman
FBI agent Tim Fitzsimmons’ take on the current autograph hobbyBert Lehman
OPERATION BULLPEN: Revisiting one of the largest fraud and forgery cases in sports memorabilia hobbyBert Lehman
Director of ‘The Countefeiter’ talks about Greg Marino and the 1998 home run chaseBert Lehman
Operation Bullpen Endures, Public Fascination ContinuesTom Bartsch
Quotable: Athletes Commenting on Cards, AutographsTom Bartsch
Operation Bullpen: Authenticators and Autograph Sellers to Watch forKevin Nelson
Ten Ways to Stop a ForgerTom Bartsch
How Forgers Make Cash from Fake Celebrity Photos and Movie PostersTom Bartsch
Forged ‘Cuts’: How Crooks Spun Pieces of Paper into GoldTom Bartsch
Part 5: What’s So Crazy About a Mother Teresa Baseball Anyhow?Tom Bartsch
Forging the Big Three: DiMaggio, Mantle, WilliamsTom Bartsch
The 1998 Home Run Chase: A Perfect Storm for CounterfeitersTom Bartsch
How To Trick People and Get Away With It: The Art and Craft of the ForgerTom Bartsch

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