Feds' memorabilia case heating up

[bigtruck260]

I have read The Card. I read O'Keeffe's work all the time here in New York and it's very impressive. In addition to the hobby, he covers things like steroids (bonds, clemens/mcnamee, canseco, floyd landis, marion jones), the pac man jones case.

What exactly is the bias you are referring to? How exactly does he have it out for Mastro? Are you saying there is something personal there?

Does he have something personal against sports cheaters too?

THE CARD was one of the better hobby books. It had more than just O'Keefe's perspective. Yes, he was the writer - but it seemed to me like he made the extra effort to get his facts straight prior to writing that book.

[thedegu]

These days, pursuing an important story to its bitter end, come hell or high water, is considered a 'vendetta' or 'having it in for someone.'

[BernBabyBern]

Hi Eric,
Not sure if you missed my previous post.
can you e-mail when you can I have a quick question for you?
Very much appreciated.
My e-mail address is mikeapno1@yahoo.com

Thank you again and regards,
Pablo

[JCC1968]

Hi

I disagree about O'Keefe. I found him to be reckless and impulsive in his writings. He has not impressed me one bit. On the other hand, our
adminstrator Eric to be very just with this board. I appreciate his hard work and sense of fairness.

Jason

[allstarsplus]

From today's New York Daily News...

Feds' memorabilia case heating up

BY MICHAEL O'KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Monday, September 8th 2008, 9:20 PM

Several sports memorabilia officials have testified in recent weeks before a grand jury in Chicago that is investigating Mastro Auctions and fraud in the collectibles business.

Additional hobby insiders are also scheduled to testify before the grand jury, sources said, while others have been asked to provide records and other documents.

"There has been a parade of people going to the grand jury," said a source close to the case. "The feds are closing in."

The grand jury deliberations are part of an investigation into memorabilia fraud initiated last year by the Chicago division of the FBI, whose "Operation Foul Ball" smashed a multistate autograph forgery ring in the 1990s.

Although the target of the investigation is Illinois-based Mastro Auctions, sports memorabilia's largest auction house, other businesses and individuals may be involved.

Some of the hobby insiders who received subpoenas to appear before the grand jury are former Mastro Auctions employees. "The FBI told me I am not a target, but they want to talk to me," said one former Mastro worker.
Mastro Auctions president Doug Allen did not return a call for comment.
As the Daily News first reported, investigators from the FBI and the United Postal Service crashed the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Ill., in August, delivering subpoenas to industry executives and questioning memorabilia companies' employees.

The investigation of Mastro Auctions has focused on shill bidding, card doctoring and other allegations of fraud.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba.../08/2008-09-08

The story is gone with this in its place:



Wonder what happened?

[earlywynnfan]

I think that just means the let the page lapse. I come across this often when trying to find old newspaper articles online. I think they "expire."

ken
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