Brothers charged with running elaborate memorabilia scam from their Michigan barn — and selling fake Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig baseball bats
It appeared to be a simple rural barn on the outside, but authorities say on the inside it was a factory of fraud.
Federal prosecutors have charged a pair of brothers with running a wide-ranging phony art and sports memorabilia scheme from their Michigan barn, fooling auction houses and galleries around the country with convincing forgeries. A third man, Raymond Paparella, 59, of Boca Raton, Fla. is accused of serving as a straw seller, approaching galleries and auction houses with the phony items and collecting payment when they were sold, according to court documents.
“One of the phony George Ault paintings sold at auction for over $330,000, the indictment said. Another forgery purportedly by Ralston Crawford sold for $390,000. ”
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