Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man admitted to posing as a former Patriots player in an effort to illegally acquire and sell Super Bowl rings with Tom Brady’s name engraved on them.
Per the Los Angeles Times, citing the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, 24-year-old Scott V. Spina pleaded guilty to wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft on Tuesday after he purchased versions of Super Bowl rings intended for family and friends and sold them to an auction house.
Spina’s scheme began in 2017 when he bought a Super Bowl ring from a Patriots player and sold it to a sports memorabilia collector for $63k.