{"id":19592,"date":"2025-01-23T16:03:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19592"},"modified":"2025-01-23T16:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:03:37","slug":"200k-memorabilia-scam-uncovered-3-charged-w-selling-fake-jason-kelce-merch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19592","title":{"rendered":"$200k Memorabilia Scam Uncovered, 3 Charged W\/ Selling Fake Jason Kelce Merch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Kelce<\/strong><\/a>‘s signature is worth a pretty penny … and officials say three people tried to capitalize, allegedly selling $200K worth of fake memorabilia, before they were busted!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (PA) announced Thursday that\u00a0Robert Capone<\/strong>,\u00a0LeeAnn Branco<\/strong>, and\u00a0Joseph Parenti<\/strong>\u00a0are facing 60 felony counts, ranging from theft to forgery, for their alleged roles in the scheme.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
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Capone, 51, Branco, 43, and Parenti, 39, are accused of lying about the authenticity and provenance of more than 1,100 items, including helmets, jerseys, photos and footballs, advertising the items on a website as real-deal signed Kelce merch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Authorities say Branco, in June 2024, attended an autograph signing in Pennsylvania where Kelce was present, taking a photo with the Pro Bowl lineman “in order to validate her in-the-presence authentication of the forged memorabilia that was never actually signed by Kelce.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
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Ultimately, officials say the fake items were sold through two sports memorabilia businesses owned by Capone and Parenti, with Branco, an employee of Beckett Authentication Services, providing false verification.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
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After items were sold, authorities say a local police department was tipped off that something was wrong … and they began investigating.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
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