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Alleged Art and Sports Memorabilia Fraud Sees Three Charged in Chicago

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Donald Henkel, Mark Henkel and Raymond Paparella pleaded guilty after being charged with an alleged fraud lasting 15 years. They are accused of forging works of art (by artists like George Ault and Ralston Crawford) and the signatures of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Cy Young on sports memorabilia. (Chicago Tribune)