"To launder the money you have to use something that is quick and convenient," Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said at a news conference Monday. "And in this case, they used classic comic books."
While arresting the alleged ringleaders, brothers Aaron and Alfonzo Castro, law enforcement officers seized about 100 boxes of first-edition collectible comic books. Investigators say one title alone is worth $3,500 and the total collection of comics is worth half a million dollars.
"It appeared they were working on a startup company for high-end comic books," said Don Quick, the district attorney in Adams County near Denver."
Investigators say one title alone is worth $3,500 and the total collection of comics is worth half a million dollars.
Looks like they are using the Overstreet price guide...
Its a nice callback to the days when comicbook distribution networks were used by gangsters and bootleggers to ship their contraband around, as detailed in Men of Tomorrow.
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"To launder the money you have to use something that is quick and convenient," Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said at a news conference Monday. "And in this case, they used classic comic books."
While arresting the alleged ringleaders, brothers Aaron and Alfonzo Castro, law enforcement officers seized about 100 boxes of first-edition collectible comic books. Investigators say one title alone is worth $3,500 and the total collection of comics is worth half a million dollars.
"It appeared they were working on a startup company for high-end comic books," said Don Quick, the district attorney in Adams County near Denver."
Looks like they are using the Overstreet price guide...
Its a nice callback to the days when comicbook distribution networks were used by gangsters and bootleggers to ship their contraband around, as detailed in Men of Tomorrow.