ODDLY ENOUGH | Feds: Ga. man had recruit sell fake movie posters

ODDLY ENOUGH

Feds: Ga. man had recruit sell fake movie posters

ATLANTA

Federal prosecutors say a Georgia man accused of making more than $1 million from the sale of fake vintage horror-movie posters has found another way to continue his scheme.

Kerry Haggard was released on $100,000 bail after he was arrested in April 2010 on mail-fraud charges.

But U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a letter filed Monday that Haggard has since recruited someone to sell 81 posters and other items on his behalf, defying a court order. He urged the judge to revoke Haggard’s bail and issue a warrant for his arrest.

Prosecutors say Haggard sold fake reproductions from movies such as “Frankenstein” for $500 to $5,000, bilking victims of more than $1 million over a four-year span.

A message left with Haggard’s lawyer was not immediately returned.

Police: Pa. man complained over prostitute theft

LANCASTER, Pa.

Police say a central Pennsylvania man called police after he gave a prostitute $25 but didn’t get what he’d paid for.

Lancaster police say the unidentified man contacted their department Thursday to complain that a prostitute had taken the money and left.

When officers arrived at the scene, they told the man he could be prosecuted for his actions.

Police say the man then decided he would prefer police not investigate further.

Lt. Todd Umstead tells the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era that the department had received a similar complaint in the past.

Couple hopes huge egg is a record-setter

NEW PROVIDENCE, Pa.

A Pennsylvania couple thinks their enormous egg is a record-breaker.

Keith and Maryann Frist say an egg laid by Lucy, a Rhode Island Red at their Lancaster County farm, weighs in at 140 grams. That’s about twice the size of a typical jumbo egg from a grocery store.

The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reports Maryann Frist submitted an application to Guinness World Records hoping to have the egg certified as the nation’s biggest.

Lucy certainly could have some competition, though. A West Virginia teen had a chicken egg weighed in at 5.5 ounces last week by the state’s Department of Agriculture. That would make it more than 155 grams.

Associated Press