Man Who Made $5M From Selling Stolen Masters Mementos Pleads Guilty

Normally the golf world doesn't hear much about Augusta National Golf Club in the months between Masters tournaments. This year is different, it would seem.

On Wednesday, former Augusta warehouse assistant Robert Globensky pled guilty to one count of transporting goods knowing they had been stolen after a 13-year scheme involving Masters merchandise. Globensky faces up to 10 years in prison, according to the Associated Press.

Per the AP, Globensky formerly worked as a warehouse assistant at the famous golf course. For nearly a decade beginning in 2009, he took Masters merchandise from the warehouse to sell and transport them to Florida, where a third party would sell it online. Globensky's scheme was quite lucrative; he made roughly $5 million from the sales.

Items sold ranged from casual merchandise, like T-shirts, hats, mugs, and chairs, to items of real historical significance. One of Arnold Palmer's green jackets was listed as an item stolen and sold, as well as tickets to Masters tournaments in the 1930s.

Scottie Scheffler was the winner of this year's Masters tournament, marking his second victory at Augusta.