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Nebraska Postal Worker Arrested in $46,000 Sports Card Theft

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Home / Business/Industry News / Sports Memorabilia Business News / Nebraska Postal Worker Arrested in $46,000 Sports Card Theft Nebraska Postal Worker Arrested in $46,000 Sports Card Theft August 31, 2026 By Rich Mueller A 30-year-old U.S. Postal Service employee has been arrested after police in Lincoln, NE say he stole a package containing nearly $46,000 in sports cards from a downtown area post office.

Trenton Bogenreif was arrested Saturday night and booked on suspicion of theft by unlawful taking of $5,000 or more. Police say the package held six high-value football and basketball cards a collector had purchased online. The Wembanyama card was valued at $20,000-$25,000.  The list of cards reported stolen included: 

  • 2025 Bowman Chrome Autographed Orange Mojo Victor Wembanyama
  • 2025 Donruss Optic Uptown White Sparkle – Quinshon Judkins
  • 2020 Panini Absolute Kaboom – Patrick Mahomes/Tom Brady
  • 2013 Cracked Ice Prizm – Drew Brees, No. 140
  • 2014 Chrome Sepia Refractor – Tom Brady

The buyer told police the package was supposed to arrive Saturday but was never delivered. Officers were called to the post office shortly after 9 PM  on a report of larceny. An LPD report says investigators believe Bogenreif found the cards in an open box in a back room of the facility and took them. One of the cards later appeared for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Lincoln Police public information manager Erika Thomas said online contact with the seller led to a buy-bust.

“Online communication with the seller let to an arranged purchase around 11:15 PM with plain clothed officers,” Thomas said. “They met the suspect at WarHorse Casino where he was ultimately taken into custody.” Police say the arranged deal was for the Wembanyama and Judkins cards for $20,000. Both were confiscated by police. Four other cards from the package have not been recovered, including cards of Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Drew Brees. Officers believe those cards were already sold or traded at a card show in the Omaha area. Bogenreif remains in jail. The investigation is ongoing.

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Moving pillowcase leads to discovery of venomous snakes, other reptiles hidden in car at border

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Several snakes emerging from beneath a patterned pillow on a bed

U.S. border agents found a collection of endangered reptiles when they noticed a pillowcase moving in a woman’s car after she was stopped at the border with Mexico due to an outstanding arrest warrant. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, was arrested earlier this month on wildlife trafficking charges after allegedly participating in a yearslong reptile smuggling scheme. She is accused of bringing exotic reptiles into and out of the U.S. with her alleged trafficking partner, Salvador Pelayo, who was arrested in July on a federal charge similar to hers, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.

Chavez was arrested while trying to cross the border from the U.S. into Mexico on Aug. 10, the office said. Realizing she had an outstanding arrest warrant related to a wildlife trafficking investigation, Customs and Border Protection officers took Chavez into custody and seized the vehicle.  As they searched the car the next day, officers discovered a hidden compartment behind one of its rear seats, which contained pillowcases that were tied and taped shut, according to the release. When one of the pillowcases appeared to move, the officers transferred them to the San Diego Zoo to be examined. Staff at the zoo opened the pillowcases. Inside, they found 60 abronia lizards, four venomous yellow-blotched palm pit vipers, three caimans, one baby crocodile and one indigo snake. Several of those species are considered endangered or threatened, and are protected by international agreements.

Stolen exotic reptiles were found inside pillowcases in a car that was trying to cross the U.S. border into Mexico. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California

The three caimans died before they could receive care at the San Diego Zoo, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. “Even after her arrest, Chavez never told CBP officers about the live animals in her car, leaving them abandoned for nearly 24 hours in the August heat in San Ysidro,” the news release said. Officials said all of the other stolen reptiles were considered stable and under the care of the San Diego Zoo. “These animals were not cargo — they were living creatures subjected to dangerous conditions for profit,” U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon said in a statement.

During her first court appearance on the trafficking charges on Tuesday, Chavez pleaded not guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. They said her alleged partner, 28-year-old Pelayo, has also pleaded not guilty. Citing court documents, the office said Chavez and Pelayo started trafficking exotic reptiles into the U.S. in 2023 with the intent to sell them. Their activity prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to open an undercover investigation into the alleged scheme, which found that the two were involved in multiple undercover sales of protected turtles. They are accused of sending and receiving wildlife at shipping centers in the San Diego area.  Authorities have alleged that Chavez and Pelayo made tens of thousands of dollars from the sales of exotic animals. More from CBS News

Source: Moving pillowcase leads to discovery of venomous snakes, other reptiles hidden in car at border – CBS News

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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs

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France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens’ identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it experienced a data breach. In an announcement, the Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) said the data stolen in the breach could include full names, dates and places of birth, mailing and email addresses, and phone numbers on an undisclosed number of citizens.

ANTS said the investigation to determine how the breach happened and its impact is ongoing, and people whose data was affected are being notified.  ANTS, which said it detected the attack on April 15, did not specify how many people were affected by the breach. But some reporting suggests millions may have had some of their personal information stolen.  According to Bleeping Computer, a hacker has advertised the stolen data on a hacking forum, claiming to have a database with 19 million records. The hacker’s forum post referenced the same kind of stolen information as mentioned in ANTS’ announcement, and was published before ANTS publicly disclosed the breach on April 20.

Source: France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs | TechCrunch

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Pembroke Pines woman arrested in theft of SNAP benefits from around 200 people, BSO says

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A Pembroke Pines woman has been arrested after she was accused in the theft of SNAP benefits from around 200 people, authorities said. Tamica Brown, 43, was arrested on April 7 on charges of criminal use of personal identification information involving over 30 victims and trafficking in counterfeit credit cards involving 50 or more cards, Broward jail records showed. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said an investigation began in July of 2025 when deputies responded to the Walmart at 4700 S. Flamingo Road for a report of a fraudulent use of an EBT card.

Investigators found Brown was operating an organized fraud scheme where she unlawfully obtained EBT card numbers belonging to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients, along with the associated PINs and account balances. The card numbers were stolen by unknown means and transmitted to Brown electronically through phones, and after she received the info she conducted unauthorized transactions, authorities said. The purchases included high-demand items like energy drinks and sports drinks, which Brown then resold to corner stores and convenience stores, officials said. Investigators identified about 200 victims who’d suffered a combined loss of over $120,000, but have been able to track down more than 30 victims so far, officials said.

Source: Pembroke Pines woman arrested in theft of SNAP benefits from around 200 people, BSO says – NBC 6 South Florida

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Detroit woman pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in decades-long student aid fraud scheme

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A Detroit woman accused of running a decade-long student aid scheme, obtaining $2.5 million, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Source: Detroit woman pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in decades-long student aid fraud scheme – CBS Detroit

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Moving pillowcase leads to discovery of venomous snakes, other reptiles hidden in car at border

U.S. border agents found a collection of endangered reptiles when they noticed a pillowcase moving in a woman’s car after she was stopped at the border with Mexico due to an outstanding arrest warrant. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, was arrested earlier this month on wildlife trafficking charges after allegedly participating in a…

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