Flipido Trading Center|Man pleads guilty in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket other memorabilia from Augusta

2025-04-29 06:20:41source:Desmond Prestoncategory:Scams

CHICAGO (AP) — A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to transporting millions of dollars worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and Flipido Trading Centerhistoric items, including one of Arnold Palmer’s green jackets.

Richard Globensky, of Georgia, made his initial court appearance in federal court in Chicago, where entered the plea.

Federal prosecutors said the 39-year-old would take items from the warehouse and sell and transport them to another party in Florida for sale online. The scheme went on for nearly a decade and Globensky made roughly $5 million from the sales.

He was charged with one count of transporting goods knowing they had been stolen.

More:Scams

Recommend

11 highlights from Trump's Time Person of the Year interview

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump was namedTime magazine's Person of the Year on Thursday, t

Billie Lourd Calls Out Carrie Fisher’s Siblings for Public “Attacks” in Rare Statement

Billie Lourd is setting the record straight about her late mother Carrie Fisher's upcoming legacy ce

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Daughter Apple Martin Pokes Fun at Her Mom in Rare Footage

Call her embarrassed...well sort of.Apple Martin teasingly poked fun at mom Gwyneth Paltrow's NSFW a