YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Three people have been charged in a large-scale art and sports memorabilia fraud scheme spanning some 15 years.
Donald Henkel, Mark Henkel and Raymond Paparella are facing federal charges for the alleged scheme.
Federal prosecutors allege the scheme involved forged signatures purportedly from Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Cy Young, as well as phony paintings said to be by artists such as George Ault and Ralston Crawford.
The scheme allegedly netted the defendants hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit sales.
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