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Three adults person been charged with forgery, theft and different charges related to selling fake Jason Kelce-signed memorabilia.
Robert Capone, LeeAnn Branco and Joseph Parenti allegedly forged Kelce's signature connected much than 1,100 memorabilia items that were valued astatine slightest $200,000 total.
Jerseys, mini-helmets, hats, photos, footballs and different items were sold by Capone's Overtime Promotions and Parent's Diamond Legends aft being verified by Branco, an worker of Beckett Authentication Services, documents say.
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Jason Kelce (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/File)
Kelce himself appeared astatine a signing lawsuit connected June 11 astatine the Valley Forge Casino Hotel adjacent Philadelphia, wherever Kelce played 13 seasons with the Eagles. Branco took a photograph of Kelce to marque the items look much legitimate.
The constabulary were notified by a Pennsylvania-based memorabilia institution that had been successful interaction with Kelce to motion the items.
"The probe recovered that Capone, Parenti and Branco conspired to usage Branco’s Beckett Authentication Services credentials to make counterfeit autographed athletics memorabilia and past offered it for merchantability arsenic authentically contracted-for products signed by Kelce," authorities said successful a property release.
Jason Kelce (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/File)
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Capone, Branco and Parenti are charged with 60 felony counts. Capone was released from jailhouse aft posting $100,000 bond.
A preliminary proceeding is scheduled for Feb. 5.
Kelce is successful his archetypal play arsenic a erstwhile subordinate aft winning a Super Bowl, making the Pro Bowl 7 times and being named six times a First-Team All-Pro.
Kelce's erstwhile Eagles are successful the NFC Championship Game for the 2nd clip successful 3 years and the 3rd clip since the 2017 season. The Birds won some of those contests but person divided their latest Super Bowl appearances.
Jason Kelce (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Image/File)
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The Eagles request to get by the Washington Commanders for a 3rd clip this play if they privation to vie with either the Kansas City Chiefs oregon Buffalo Bills successful Super Bowl LIX. Kansas City defeated the Eagles successful the Super Bowl 2 years agone arsenic the archetypal fractional of their back-to-back reign.
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