Man who stole Brady’s Super Bowl ring sentenced to 3 years in federal prison

according to news release From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Spina purchased a ring and other memorabilia from a former player in 2017 and sold the ring for $63,000.

He then used the former player’s information to order three “family and friends” rings (smaller versions of jewelry). Tom Brady According to prosecutors, their surnames. Spina told the ring maker that it was a gift for Brady’s baby.

According to the release, Spina later told a potential buyer in California, who had wired the deposit in three installments, that the ring was from Brady’s nephew. He agreed to buy the ring for $81,500, which is “three times as much,” but eventually withdrew because he doubted Brady had a nephew.

In November 2017, Spina sold the ring to an auction house for $100,000, prosecutors said. Three months later, his one of the rings was auctioned for his $337,219.

As part of his plea deal, Spina will pay $63,000 in damages to an unidentified former player. Prosecutors said Spina “scammed a former player by paying for the ring with at least one bad check.”