Ex-Augusta National Worker Pleads Guilty to $5.6M Masters Memorabilia Theft

Richard Globensky admitted to stealing and selling green jackets and other items over a 13-year period, facing up to 2.5 years in prison.

Globensky stole items including green jackets of golf legends Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen.
The stolen goods were sold through a broker in Florida, generating over $5 million.
The thefts occurred while Globensky worked as a warehouse assistant at Augusta National from 2009 to 2022.
He faces sentencing in October and has agreed to pay restitution to Augusta National Golf Club.
The case is being prosecuted in Chicago, where some of the stolen items were recovered.