Congratulations Gretchen!! "Darren Robinson" "Alex Greenwald"

"JB" "Sam Farrar" "PROTEIN Jason Schwartzman"

The question: Which one of these was the alleged perpetrator and what was the crime?

Gretchen's winning entry:

Phantom Planet Guitarist Robinson Arrested on Counterfeiting Charge By Gretchen Scott
7/19/99 �������

The popular trading cards from the 1980's known by the name of "Garbage Pail Kids" took a serious turn for the worse on Thursday night, when Darren Robinson, 20, of Los Angeles, was arrested for counterfeiting the cards.� Robinson, who is a member of the LA based rock group Phantom Planet, had allegedly been running a covert counterfeiting ring for the past 15 years.� The cards had been sold to some unassuming children in Robinson's neighborhood for up to $50 each for the rarest cards. Robinson's fate has yet to be decided, yet the police estimate that he owes his customers over $8,000 in damages.� The rise of Internet trading sites and sales prospects only aided Robinson in his operation.� His website that offered sales has now mysteriously disappeared, most likely the work of one of his henchmen.� �������

Garbage Pail Kids reached their height of popularity in the 1980s but their collector value on the open market is rising as they age.� At the time of their production, schools banned the cards because of the gruesome depictions of children.� They have since stopped production as controversy increased.� It had been thought that the Garbage Pail Kids had been virtually forgotten, yet the discovery of this counterfeit ring makes police worry that the controversial cards have resurfaced.� Robinson's court hearing begins on the 28th.� The future of Phantom Planet is as yet undecided.
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