Richard Globensky of Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to one criminal charge for which he faces a maximum of 10 years behind bars.
A Georgia man admitted in Chicago’s federal court Wednesday that he stole merchandise and historic memorabilia from Augusta National Golf Club — including Arnold Palmer’s green Masters Tournament jacket — in a $5.6 million scheme lasting more than a decade.
Richard Globensky, 39, also admitted that he took green tournament jackets that belonged to Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen and an Augusta National clubhouse trophy. Globensky pleaded guilty to one criminal charge for which he faces a maximum of 10 years behind bars.
However, prosecutors say federal sentencing guidelines call for a sentence of up to 2 ½ years in prison.
Augusta National Golf Club is home to the Masters golf tournament.
Globensky entered his plea in the 12th-floor courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. He was initially charged here last month in a barebones document that revealed hardly any details about the accusations against him.
The court proceedings Wednesday still shed little light on why the case is being prosecuted in Chicago.
