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PORTLAND, Ore. — A suburban Portland man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for selling fake Beatles and sports memorabilia on Craigslist.
The Oregonian reported that Chad Richard Baldwin, 41, of Gresham, altered letters of authenticity from legitimate companies to deceive buyers.
He was sentenced Thursday.
Prosecutor Michael Wu said one Portland-area resident paid $700 for Beatles albums supposedly signed by the artists.
A Vancouver, Wash. man paid $300 for a baseball supposedly signed by Roger Maris.
Baldwin was convicted on two counts of identity theft in a plea agreement. In addition to his prison time, he was ordered to repay the two victims.
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