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Three people are charged with selling merchandise with fake Jason Kelce signatures, according to a spokesperson with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
51-year-old Robert Capone, of Philadelphia, 43-year-old LeeAnn Branco, of Bristol, RI, and 39-year-old Joseph Parenti, of Cranston, RI, are accused of selling over 1,100 items they claimed were signed by the former Eagles player, officials said. These items were found to be forged.
According to officials, the real Jason Kelce was scheduled to attend a signing ceremony at the Valley Forge Casino Hotel on June 11 and 12, 2024.
The three defendants attended the signing event where Branco took a photo with Kelce that she would eventually use to validate the authentication of the forged items that weren’t actually signed by Kelce, officials said.
At the event, Capone got some authentically signed memorabilia and kept other items off-site to sell, according to officials.
They would then go on to use Branco’s credentials at Beckett Authentication Services and her photo with Kelce to create and “verify” the fake signed sports merchandise that they sold, officials accuse.
The story goes on to say that the items were sold by Overtime Promotions and Diamond Legends, which are operated be Capone and Parenti. The DA Office says the merchandise amounts to more than 1,100 items sold for $200,000.
This just goes to show how much of a heater Jason Kelce is on. He’s got the Monday Night Football job, one of the most popular podcasts on the planet, and a late night talk show. He’s smashing people’s phones and doing all of these TV appearances. Now he’s so popular that people are allegedly forging his signature and turning a six-figure profit on it.
Here’s the mugshot with full press release:
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— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) January 22, 2025
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