John rogers arrested north little rock

Rogers had spent more than a year wearing a wire for federal authorities in Arkansas in various drug and fraud investigations, leading to the resignation of one government official in Little Rock but no indictments, Assistant U. Attorney Derek Owens said. In one instance, Rogers had a trophy company fix a nameplate to a Heisman replica to make it look like it was the authentic trophy awarded to University of Oklahoma running back Billy Sims, according to court records.

Inthe Tribune detailed in a front-page story how Rogers was being sued in Arkansas over the purchase of the famed archive of Chicago photographer George Brace, who had amassed an astonishing collection of baseball portraits over six decades, capturing Hall of Famers such as Babe Ruth and Ernie Banks as well as little-known players who were in the majors for only a brief period.

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John rogers arrested north little rock

Max Brantley. Choose an option to continue reading Already have an account? Sign in Close. Rogers is also facing pending burglary charges in Arkansas alleging he broke into a facility where some of the items seized in the case were being stored and stole five computer hard drives later found in his car, Owens said. The investor, William Hogan, testified in court Monday that Rogers was deceitful to the core and deserved a lengthy prison term.

In a related probe, three former executives of a suburban Chicago sports memorabilia company, Mastro Auctions, were previously found guilty of fraud, including owner William Mastro, the so-called King of Memorabilia. Mastro was sentenced in to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to rigging auctions, falsifying catalog information and even using a paper slicer to improve the value of a rare T Honus Wagner baseball card.