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Joel Kovarsky
On 7/21/2011 9:56 AM, Janine Moodhe wrote:
Open Letter to Dealers in the Collectibles Trades:
Earlier this month convicted fraudster and thief John Charles Gilkey of
California was arrested for a parole violation stemming from a series of
incidents in San Francisco late last year. Now that he has been
re-apprehended, he will be brought up again on charges either later this
month or next in San Francisco.
A career criminal, Mr. Gilkey has a long record of defrauding rare book and
autograph dealers and dealers in other collectibles, with the use of stolen
credit card numbers or with bad checks. His first arrest goes back more than
a decade to the 1990s when he was brought up on charges for passing bad
checks. He was arrested and jailed for credit card fraud in 2003, then
released on parole less than two years later. In autumn 2010 he was arrested
again after threatening to burn down a San Francisco print gallery after the
manager declined a sale. Mr. Gilkey posted a bail bond for $75,000.00 and
subsequently disappeared.
There is ample evidence that between last November and his arrest this
month, John Charles Gilkey continued to defraud a number of dealers in
collectibles, including a Maryland comic book dealer. San Francisco Police
have asked members of the collectibles trade to please forward to them any
new information concerning fraudulent activity by Mr. Gilkey. His new bail
and eventual sentencing largely will be influenced by the number of new
crimes that can proved he has committed since he skipped bail.
Mr. Gilkey is reported to have a storage unit containing rare books,
autographs, prints, maps, stamps, comic books, Hollywood and film
memorabilia, and coins. Many of these objects may have been obtained through
fraud. However, police cannot obtain a search warrant of the storage unit
until they provide a judge with a list of items that they are seeking. For
that reason, it is imperative for dealers in all fields to come forward and
provide police with information about any losses since the beginning of
2011, especially if John Charles Gilkey is known to have been the involved
in the transaction. If the collectibles trades can provide police with a
targeted list of stolen goods, then police will have a legal basis on which
to execute a search warrant.
If you have information or questions, please contact:
Inspector Jeff Levin
SFPD Arson Unit
415-920-2944
If no answer, please leave a message.
Please re-post this letter to any applicable sites and forums.
Thank you,
John Waite
ABAA Security Chair
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