Criminal Law
Man from New Jersey Gets 3 Years in Prison After Admitting to Tom Brady Ring Fraud Incident
A New Jersey man was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison after admitting he posed as a former New England Patriots football player to buy and sell Super Bowl rings, supposedly as gifts for the family of star quarterback Tom Brady.
Scott Spina, 25, of Roseland, New Jersey, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, California, after pleading guilty in February to five felony counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Carter also ordered Spina to pay $63,000 in restitution to the former Patriots player, identified as “T.J.” in court papers.
