Prosecutors say Mayo McNeil made over $800K selling things like fake Michael Jordan rookie cards to unsuspecting buyers online.
Federal prosecutors delivered a legal slam dunk against an 82-year-old sports memorabilia dealer, accusing him of running an elaborate counterfeit scam in which he raked in over $800,000 by selling fake items, including multiple Michael Jordan rookie cards.
“The... Federal prosecutors delivered a legal slam dunk against an 82-year-old sports memorabilia dealer, accusing him of running an elaborate counterfeit scam in which he raked in over $800,000 by selling fake items, including multiple Michael Jordan rookie cards. “The defendant orchestrated a years’ long and far-reaching scheme to defraud sports trading cards enthusiasts and the sports memorabilia industry,” said Breon Peace, the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of New York. “Protection from fraud extends to all consumers, regardless of what team they root for.”
According to the criminal complaint, McNeil ran his alleged scam from 2015 through 2019 after procuring numerous empty hard-plastic cases produced by a well-known memorabilia authentication company that are often used to protect high-value trading cards.
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