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Mets staffer allegedly steals 1,673 items
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08:13 AM ET 05.12 | Just what the Mets need: more headlines about money. A former Mets clubhouse manager was arrested today for stealing sports memorabilia from the team -- including a set of autographed 1986 World Series warm-up uniforms -- that totaled a staggering $2.3 million, authorities said. Charlie Samuels, 53, who was fired from the team last November, was arraigned on a 21-count indictment in Queens Supreme Court, including falsifying business documents, grand larceny and tax fraud. Queens DA Richard Brown said Samuels allegedly stole 1,673 items that were stored in a friend's basement in Madison, Conn. The items, which have been valued at $2.3 million, included 507 jerseys, 828 bats and 304 hats.
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Did you put them on e-bay, Bro?
I Love LA
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and the hits just keep on coming
trooper707
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Do you end every comment with Bro, Bro?
SHJA
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you must be new here...
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that guy stole more than Vince Coleman!!!
Oh-Tice the Cow
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not new, just never post. But that is annoying as....
SHJA
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I would be very surprised if most club house managers don't have quite a bit of stuff stashed down the basement. Probably not quite this much, however.
TGRFAN1
Brighton , MI
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awesome
HellAwaits!
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The "ZOMG!!1! U guyz R teh sux!" crowd over at ESPN was commenting that this is a "non-story" and "8 years?!?! For used jerseys?!?!"
This is big potatoes. If 2.3 mil is the tag value, what's some of this stuff worth on Ebay or to back channel collectors? 4-5 mil? That's more than some of the Wall Street thieves took. This is serious theft we're talking about here.
BonusEruptus
Hicksville , NY
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Well, somebody from the Mets was having a good year. (emphasis on WAS)
Slapshot
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Four lousy comments on a 2 year old account?
"not new, just never post" - Please don't insult everybodys intellegence.
D00MED
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Now we know who has been posting all the spam commements-
Kchawkeye66
West Chicago , IL
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Hope this puts an end to all those spam comments.
Kchawkeye66
West Chicago , IL
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Darn phone.
Kchawkeye66
West Chicago , IL
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It's Mets memorabilia how could it be worth anything, are the Mets worth anything? Don't think they have done anything in my 30 yrs of existence that I would consider worth anything.
DrinkMonavie
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It was just a few items. I relaly didn't think they'd notice.
Atro SYB
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Funny that the Mets owners haven't been indicted considering they did the same thing on a much larger scale
Skooter23g
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Mike Leake could learn a thing or two from this guy....Samuels made off with $2.3 million...Leake only $59.88 from Macy's!
Informedbet
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