Post by Logan on Mar 1, 2016 14:53:31 GMT -6
O.C. Brewing Co. general manager pleads guilty in $2.5 million fraud scheme
A former owner of a group of Internet sports memorabilia businesses pleaded guilty to a $2.5 million fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday.
Joshua Aaron Shores, 41, of Bel Air and Ocean City, who is also the general manager of O.C. Brewing Company in Bel Air and Ocean City, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in court before U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones III in Harrisburg.
The plea is based upon a scheme Shores operated for five years, between 2008 and 2013, to obtain money and property by dealing in counterfeit and fraudulent sports memorabilia, according to a release from the Pennsylvania office of the U.S. Attorney. Shores created, owned and operated Internet businesses under the names of Dealakhan LLC, Stadium Authentics, Autograph Showcase, Sunset Beach, End Game Sports, Authenticgraph and others with facilities in York County, Pa., and in Maryland, and used the businesses to traffic in counterfeit and fraudulent sports memorabilia.
The criminal information was filed in January pursuant to a plea agreement entered into between the United States and Shores. The agreement, which is subject to the approval by the court, includes joint recommendations relating to loss amounts, forfeiture allegations and an agreement to pay restitution as determined by the court. Jones ordered a pre-sentence investigation to be completed and no sentencing date has been scheduled, according to the release.
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-wire-fraud-guilty-plea-0302-20160301-story.html
A former owner of a group of Internet sports memorabilia businesses pleaded guilty to a $2.5 million fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday.
Joshua Aaron Shores, 41, of Bel Air and Ocean City, who is also the general manager of O.C. Brewing Company in Bel Air and Ocean City, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in court before U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones III in Harrisburg.
The plea is based upon a scheme Shores operated for five years, between 2008 and 2013, to obtain money and property by dealing in counterfeit and fraudulent sports memorabilia, according to a release from the Pennsylvania office of the U.S. Attorney. Shores created, owned and operated Internet businesses under the names of Dealakhan LLC, Stadium Authentics, Autograph Showcase, Sunset Beach, End Game Sports, Authenticgraph and others with facilities in York County, Pa., and in Maryland, and used the businesses to traffic in counterfeit and fraudulent sports memorabilia.
The criminal information was filed in January pursuant to a plea agreement entered into between the United States and Shores. The agreement, which is subject to the approval by the court, includes joint recommendations relating to loss amounts, forfeiture allegations and an agreement to pay restitution as determined by the court. Jones ordered a pre-sentence investigation to be completed and no sentencing date has been scheduled, according to the release.
Read more: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-wire-fraud-guilty-plea-0302-20160301-story.html