Scott V. Spina Jr., 25, who is from Roseland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in February to one count of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
“Defendant Spina intended to obtain the three rings by fraud and to sell them at a substantial profit,” the news release said, citing court documents.
Spina then told a potential buyer in California, who wired a deposit in three installments, the rings were from Brady’s nephews, according to the release. The man agreed to buy the rings for $81,500, “nearly three times what Spina paid,” but eventually backed out of the deal, due to doubts about Brady having nephews, the release said.
In November 2017, Spina sold the rings to an auction house for $100,000, prosecutors said. Three months later, one of the rings was auctioned for $337,219.
As part of his plea agreement, Spina will pay $63,000 in restitution to the former player, who was not identified. Prosecutors said Spina “bilked the former player by paying for the ring with at least one bad check.”