Ex-West Covina Man Guilty in Fake Memorabilia Case

Anthony J. Tremayne, a former West Covina resident now living in Rosarito, Mexico, pleaded guilty to mail fraud for selling between $250,000 and $550,000 worth of fake celebrity memorabilia. Tremayne sold items falsely claimed to have signatures from celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kobe Bryant, and even provided forged certificates of authenticity. His scheme, which lasted from 2010 to December 2019, included memorabilia with signatures from sports and entertainment figures. He was apprehended in November 2019 when he sold a fake signed 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' photo to an undercover FBI agent. Tremayne allegedly moved to Mexico to evade $1.4 million in U.S. taxes and will be sentenced on August 11, facing up to 20 years in federal prison. Originally charged with multiple counts of wire and mail fraud, Tremayne's plea deal reduced the charges against him.