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Ex-Golf Employee Sentenced for $3M Masters Heist

3/19/2025

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A former Augusta National Golf Club employee, Richard Globensky, faces a year in prison for a staggering $3 million heist of Masters memorabilia, including the iconic green jacket worn by Arnold Palmer. After pleading guilty to transporting stolen goods, he must also repay $3.4 million, a grim reminder of his decade-long theft scheme from 2009 to 2022.

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A former Augusta National Golf Club employee, Richard Globensky, faces a year in prison for a staggering $3 million heist of Masters memorabilia, including the iconic green jacket worn by Arnold Palmer. After pleading guilty to transporting stolen goods, he must also repay $3.4 million, a grim reminder of his decade-long theft scheme from 2009 to 2022.