Mayo Gilbert McNeil was arrested in Denver, where he lives, after a complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s office.
McNeil was accused of making numerous fraudulent deals beginning in 2015, including the 2019 sale of a counterfeit card to a victim in Manhasset, New York, for $4,500, and a 2017 deal in which he traded two counterfeit cards for two authentic Tom Brady football cards. “Mr. McNeil defrauded sports memorabilia collectors of more than $800,000 by intentionally misrepresenting the authenticity of the trading cards he was peddling when, in fact, they were counterfeit,” Michael Driscoll, assistant director-in-charge of the FBI’s New York field office, said in a news release.
In a brief phone call, McNeil said he was released without bail after an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Colorado.Prosecutors said he will appear in a New York courtroom at a later date.
Good for him… nice retirement fund.
bklarich11
Just let the guy have this
You know if people collected things for the joy instead of trying to flip for a profit, they might not get hustled
The original NFTs
If you’re getting scammed by an 82 YO, it may be on you?
shantanano CardPurchaser
Everyone has a retirement strategy.
Air Conman
I guarantee it started with his Grandson coming by.
No? 😂
Hold the Mayo please
Man I really wish there was more info. How did he get or manufacturer the fake cards? How did he get to $800k? How many transactions did this entail? Was the $4.5k card mentioned in the article the highest value card he sold?
Something about these 82-year-olds these days. Back when I had a Grandpa…
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Quit while you are ahead.
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