Stinking, Non-Existent Badges For Sale

The North Carolina State Bar has filed a complaint alleging that an in-house counsel for a corporate entity “created a counterfeit letter…purporting to be from the Augusta National Golf Club (“ANGC”) to the Director of Marketing for [his] employer.”

He allegedly used the club’s logo and forged the signature of ANGC’s Senior Director of Business Affairs. The letter falsely claimed that his company was a tournament sponsor and would receive eight four-day admission badges to the 2015 Masters.

He then listed the badges for sale on Craigslist and sold four of the non-existent badges for $12,000. He received (and later returned) a $6,000 payment.

When confronted by counsel for his employer, he admitted the scheme and indicated he needed money to pay off gambling debts.

He was terminated from employment and a separate $6,000 sale was later uncovered.

The State Bar alleges that the attorney committed the crimes of forgery and obtaining property by false pretenses. (Mike Frisch)