Tonight Mimi Jung of King 5 News in Seattle, Washington broadcast a video report on investigations by the FBI into sports memorabilia fraud, with a focus on autograph forgeries.
The segment references “Operation Bullpen” (see Flashback: Operation Bullpen) and how the “Questioned Documents Unit” (QDU) uses technology such as high powered ultraviolet rays, to reveal evidence which cannot be detected by the naked eye.
The news organization reports that more than half of the sports memorabilia autographs sold in the United States are fake. The video and full report can be found at www.King5.com or viewed in the player below:
Learn more about the FBI’s Questioned Documents Unit at www.FBI.gov.
Jason DeBord