Description: Author SIGNED Operation Bullpen: Biggest Sports Forgery Scam in American History Operation Bullpen: The Inside Story of the Biggest Forgery Scam in American History by Kevin Nelson. SIGNED by the author! Southampton Books: Matoon, Illinois (2006). Trade paperback in pictorial wraps, 288 pages. Illustrated with black & white photos. Kevin Nelson's Operation Bullpen is the first full account of the case that made national headlines and has been featured on CBS, CNN, Court TV, Primetime, HBO and more. Filled with the exciting, at times comical real-life criminal escapades of the gang that ripped off American consumers for $100 million and created the notorious Mother Teresa baseball, this is a terrific, fast-paced nonfiction true crime and sports story. "Reads like a John Grisham legal thriller, with the good guys and bad guys playing a cat-and mouse game of unprecedented scope in the world of big-money autographs." --Pen & Quill "Fascinating. Remarkable. It's either the sports book or the crime book of the year. Either way, it's a movie crying to be made." --Oakland Tribune "This book should be required reading for dealers, distributors and serious autograph collectors. People who are in this hobby for life need to read this book." --Sports Collectors Digest This book is unique because it includes not only the firsthand accounts of the FBI agents who busted the ring--the biggest autograph forgery ring in American history--but it also includes the firsthand testimony of the guys who perpetrated these crimes. They were all basically regular guys--guys who collected baseball cards as kids--who found a way to make money fall from the sky by forging the autographs of Ali, DiMaggio, Ruth, Michael Jordan, Bret Favre and many more superstars. It's an amazing story that every collector--and every fan of good crime stories--should read! "Millions of dollars have been made and lots of Americans have been cheated with the simple stroke of a pen."--ABC News Now, for the first time, the full account of the case that made national headlines and has been featured on CBS, CNN, 20/20, PrimeTime, HBO, Court TV, ESPN, Fox and more. With exclusive interviews with forgers and counterfeit dealers, award-winning author Kevin Nelson tells how a colorful band of southern California crooks--"the flip-flop mafia"--hit upon a simple but brilliant scam: forging the autographs of sports stars and celebrities. Led by a pot-smoking forger and his scheming partner, they formed a national racketeering enterprise that ripped off American consumers for more than $100 million while leading a high-flying lifestyle of drugs, parties and gambling, before being busted by a dramatic three-year FBI undercover investigation. Filled with the exciting, at times comical real-life adventures of the gang that created the Mother Teresa baseball and other notorious forgeries, Operation Bullpen: The Biggest Forgery Scam in American History is more than just a terrific crime story. When one of the ringleaders turns against his fellow criminals and goes undercover for the FBI, it becomes a powerful human drama about family, friends, trust and betrayal. About the Author Kevin Nelson is the award-winning author of 19 books. He researched Operation Bullpen for nearly three years, obtaining exclusive interviews with forgers and fraudulent distributors as well as the FBI and IRS agents who busted them after a three-year undercover investigation. Very good condition, minor wear. Winning bidder pays S&H.
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Book Title: Operation Bullpen: Biggest Sports Forgery Scam
Signed: Yes
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Southampton Books
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Publication Year: 2006
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Author: Kevin Nelson
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Genre: True Crime
Topic: True Crime
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
