A copy of a Patriots Super Bowl LI championship ring with the “Brady” engraved on it sold for more than $337,000 at auction, prosecutors said.
SANTA ANA, Calif — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to fraud for posing as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family.
Scott V. Spina Jr., 24, of Roseland entered pleas in federal court to wire fraud, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.
In 2017, Spina bought a 2016 Super Bowl ring — the one from Super Bowl LI — from a Patriots player who then left the team, allegedly using at least one bad check to pay for it. Spina sold the ring for $63,000 to a Southern California broker and used the player’s information to contact the ring company and order three slightly smaller rings designed for friends and family, prosecutors said.
Those rings had “Brady” engraved on them and Spina claimed they were gifts for Brady’s baby although the quarterback never authorized their purchase, authorities said.
Spina tried to sell the rings to the Southern California broker for $81,500, claiming…
