Commerce man faces jail time for selling fake posters

NEW YORK CITY - Federal prosecutors in New York are asking a judge to jail a Commerce man who is accused of selling fake vintage horror movie posters over the Internet.

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 new 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.

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