Federal officials have filed charges against a man who claimed he was a member of the New England Patriots and was able to use that identity to get three Super Bowl rings.
Scott Spina, 24, will be pleading guilty in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to a count of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
The rings were “family and friends” versions of the Super Bowl mementos and were engraved with Tom Brady’s last name, court documents said.
“By pretending to be a New England Patriots player, the defendant was able to get Super Bowl rings from the company that issued them.