Former CEO of Mastro Auctions. Sentenced to 20 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud. He acknowledged in court that he trimmed a T206
Honus Wagner baseball card in order to greatly-inflate its value. The card was bought by
Wayne Gretzky and
Bruce McNall in 1991; it was sold for $2.8 million in 2007. In February 2016, Mastro's Vice President,
Doug Allen, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Mastro was released in May 2017. [August 20, 2015].