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Episode 3: The $350 Million Sports Memorabilia Fraud — One Man’s Forged Empire
Episode Overview
In 2025, a single Indiana dealer allegedly flooded the sports memorabilia market with millions of counterfeit autographed items—forged signatures, fake holograms, bogus provenance—raking in hundreds of millions while shattering trust in the billion-dollar industry. Former FBI Special Agent Kevin Barrows takes you inside the Brett Lemieux / Mister Mancave scandal: how the scheme scaled, the devastating personal betrayal when heroes’ legacies are faked, the raid, the shocking manifesto, the tragic end, and why forgery like this still undermines confidence in the collectibles…
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