A $3,500 Cooper Flagg trading card disappeared from a South Florida memorabilia store after a collector who had already bought it requested expedited shipping. Deputies say the search for that one card ultimately led to nine more cards belonging to the business.
Maximo Viani Otoni, 22, of Coconut Creek, was arrested Oct. 1 in connection with VIP Rips, a sports memorabilia business at 1245 S. Military Trail in Deerfield Beach. Broward County court records list one charge of grand theft involving property valued at $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
A Broward Sheriff’s Office probable-cause affidavit says surveillance footage from directly above Otoni’s workstation showed him seated at his desk with the missing Cooper Flagg card beneath the desk near his right leg. After he moved away, investigators said the card was no longer visible…