WESTFIELD, Ind. — A counterfeit sports memorabilia scheme in Westfield is being considered by some in the industry as one of the biggest they’ve ever seen with the seller then committing suicide over it.
In a Facebook post to an autographs group, 45-year-old Brett Lemieux revealed a massive scheme of producing fake security measures and faking signatures on sports items to make them look authentic. The signed items were then sold through sites like eBay.
According to Sports Collectors Digest, Lemieux had sold over $350 million worth of items since 2000 through his company Mister Mancave. His operation was one of the biggest in the market…