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The forgery industry is alive and well, as you'll see in this HBO Real Sports Special Report. Featuring forgers, dealers and notorious forensic document examiner from FBI's Operation Bullpen, including forger Greg Marino and authenticator Donald Frangipani. This is a must-see for all autograph collectors.

For the full story on the forgery ring and it's demise, read the book "Operation Bullpen" by Kevin Nelson. www.operationbullpen.com

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Comment by David K on September 19, 2011 at 2:53pm
Disgusting how many fakes in sports are out there.....Sports is the worst of all when it comes to fakes...if you dont SEE it signed....or get it from Steiner Sports or a similiar Company where they bring in the athelte and document each signature..the odds are if you are buying any BIG name..its FAKE..sad.
Comment by Chad Blessinger on July 13, 2011 at 8:06pm
I wish there would be more shows exposing the frauds. With shows like auction hunters and the such, I think people would be interested in watching these.
Comment by Pablo Abilez on July 3, 2011 at 10:25pm
After watching this video, who can trust Donald Frangipani at all?  He doesn't really question his own opinion or ask other people's opinion on whether a signature is real or not.  This guy is lucky he is not locked up in jail like Greg Marino.  Maybe he should change his name to Donald Duck or Ronald McDonald.
Comment by Christopher Williams on September 29, 2010 at 7:21am
I discovered this HBO Sports video back on YouTube a few weeks ago and I'm very happy that collectors can watch this episode again. I do believe that this video hasn't been removed again due to the fact that the Frangipani lawsuit was dismissed. Take a close look at Frangipani in this HBO Sports episode. The fact that Frangipani was able to file a lawsuit against anybody infuriated the hobby.
Comment by Patrick Coughlin on September 26, 2010 at 5:20pm
Who were the four companies that also approved those items? One looked like Stat, but couldn't tell the others.

 

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