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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.

Operation Expose the Fraud Greg Bates

Operation Bullpen’s FBI undercover agent and collector John Ferreira provides tips on how to avoid fake autographs Bert Lehman

FBI agent Tim Fitzsimmons’ take on the current autograph hobby Bert Lehman

OPERATION BULLPEN: Revisiting one of the largest fraud and forgery cases in sports memorabilia hobby Bert Lehman

Director of ‘The Countefeiter’ talks about Greg Marino and the 1998 home run chase Bert Lehman

Operation Bullpen Endures, Public Fascination Continues Tom Bartsch

Quotable: Athletes Commenting on Cards, Autographs Tom Bartsch

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

Ten Ways to Stop a Forger Tom Bartsch

How Forgers Make Cash from Fake Celebrity Photos and Movie Posters Tom Bartsch

Forged ‘Cuts’: How Crooks Spun Pieces of Paper into Gold Tom Bartsch

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