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« on: November 15, 2005, 02:19:05 AM »
What do you guys think of this? Came in the email (of course) The thing is I actually HAVE dealt with Smokey. But only to buy Baseball cards. I'm not dumb enough to buy a signature on line. I wouldn't even attempt to sell one these days.

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U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney's Office
CALIFORNIA, Southern District
880 Front St.
Room 6293
San Diego, CA 92101-8893
Phone:  180054411065527
Fax:  (619) 557-5782

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RE:  Defendant(s) David "Doc" Scheinman, Phil Scheinman

Dear 280:

Pursuant to federal law, you are entitled to be notified of the court proceedings relating to the criminal litigation of this case.  This letter is to inform you of the following:


The following information concerns USAO Case 2002R00466 and Court Docket Number 04CR2865WQH:

On August 12, 2005, the defendant Phil Scheinman pled guilty to the charges listed below.  As a result of the guilty plea, there will be no trial involving this defendant.

Number of Charges      Description of Charges                                                 Disposition
-----------------      ----------------------                                                 -----------
4                      Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles                                                                                                            
3                      Fraud by wire, radio, or television                                                                                                          
1                      Fraud by wire, radio, or television                                    Guilty                                                                

The following information concerns USAO Case 2002R00466 and Court Docket Number 04CR2865WQH:

On August 12, 2005, the defendant David "Doc" Scheinman pled guilty to the charges listed below.  As a result of the guilty plea, there will be no trial involving this defendant.

Number of Charges      Description of Charges                                                 Disposition
-----------------      ----------------------                                                 -----------
4                      Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles                                                                                                            
3                      Fraud by wire, radio, or television                                                                                                          
1                      Fraud by wire, radio, or television                                    Guilty                                                                

The following information concerns USAO Case 2002R00466 and Court Docket Number 04CR2865WQH:

The judge is interested in knowing the impact this crime has had on you and your family.  In an effort to provide this information to the Court, we request your assistance in completing a Victim Impact Statement.  If you wish to do so, please contact the Victim Witness Coordinator at 180054411065527.

The following information concerns USAO Case 2002R00466 and Court Docket Number 04CR2865WQH:

A sentencing hearing has been set for December 13, 2005, 09:00 AM in the case involving defendant(s): Phil Scheinman, David "Doc" Scheinman.  You are welcome to attend this proceeding; though your attendance is not required by the court.  If you plan on attending, please check the VNS website or the VNS Call Center to verify the sentencing date and time.  You may call this office the day before the scheduled hearing for the most current information on the date and time of this event.


The defendants operated a business called "Smokey's Sports Cards, Inc.," in Las Vegas, Nevada.  They sold sports and celebrity memorabilia to retail customers both from their Las Vegas store and over the internet, including E-Bay.  Their seller ID name was SmokeyA1.  As stated above, the defendants have pleaded guilty to selling memorabilia bearing forged signatures, and have agreed to pay $9,723.50 to five victims named in the plea agreement.  If you believe that you were a victim of this scheme, you may submit a victim impact statement, which I will forward to the Probation Officer.  The Probation Officer may include your claimed loss in the pre-sentence report and submit it to the sentencing judge.  The sentencing judge will make the final decision as to what restitution, if any, will be paid.

If you have any questions, please E-mail me at Victim.Witness@usdoj.gov.
The Victim Notification System (VNS) is designed to provide you with information regarding the case as it proceeds through the criminal justice system.  You may obtain current information about this matter on the Internet at WWW.Notify.USDOJ.GOV or from the VNS Call Center at 1-866-DOJ-4YOU (1-866-365-4968) (TDD/TTY: 1-866-228-4619) (International: 1-502-213-2767). In addition, you may use the Call Center or Internet to update your contact information and/or change your decision about participation in the notification program.  If you update your information to include a current email address, VNS will send information to that address.

You will need the following Victim Identification Number (VIN) XXXXXXX and Personal Identification Number (PIN) XXXXX anytime you contact the Call Center and the first time you log on to VNS on the Internet.  If you have other questions which involve this matter, please contact the office listed above.


Sincerely,


Polly Montano
Victim Witness Coordinator


If you do not want to receive email notifications from the Victim Notification System (VNS) or wish to no longer participate in the Department of Justice victim notification program, please log into the VNS Web site at https://www.notify.usdoj.gov.  To stop receiving email notifications or change your email address select My Information and either remove your email address or provide a new address and click the "update" button.  If you no longer wish to receive notifications in your case or access the VNS Web site and toll free telephone service, select Stop Receiving Notifications and follow the instructions on the screen.

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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2005, 03:57:53 AM »
Looks real to me. I got something close to that via snail mail a long time ago. The owner of a shop went bankrupt, and they sent a form letter to every address they had to see who was owed money.

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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2005, 07:09:52 AM »
Wow! Government actually takes action against fraudsters?

Ya could'a fooled me!
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2005, 11:13:34 AM »
Seems it would be fairly easy to verify.  They give lots of info on the business.

Call 'em and see what the say.  Don't give them your credit card or bank account numbers, unless they say that they are royalty from Africa and will give you a big reward for your help. Cheesy
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