Episode 72
Plaques, Pollocks, and Poor Decisions | March 26, 2025 | 36:00
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
In Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the 2000s, a gang of thieves almost gets heists right.
Hosts
Greg Caputo
Maria Raha
Jason Schell
Topics
This week’s headline: WTOC 11 News, Bryan County, Feb. 24, 2025
Thomas Trotta
Yogi Berra
Christy Mathewson
Everhart Museum
International Boxing Hall of Fame
Additional Resources
60 Minutes. Season 56, Episode 27, April 7, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7-Sw_atPmg
Culkin Jack, Iyer, Adithya, and Maldonado, Yolany. “Reactions after Verdict in Art Theft Case in Lackawanna County,” WNEP ABC 16. Feb. 7, 2025. https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/deliberations-continue-in-art-theft-case-in-lackawanna-county-nicholas-dombek-damien-boland-joseph-alfred-atsus-heist-stolen/
Deabill, Eric. “State Police Hope Surveillance Video will Help Catch ATM Thieves,” PA Homepage. Nov. 29, 2016. https://www.pahomepage.com/news/state-police-hope-surveillance-video-will-help-catch-atm-thieves/
Gibbons, Geraldine. “Trotta Testifies About Decades-Long Theft Ring,” The Times-Tribune. Jan. 28, 2025. https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/01/28/trotta-testifies-for-a-second-day-about-decades-long-theft-ring/
Krawczeniuk, Borys. “Theft Ring Leader Says Everhart Museum Paintings Theft Planned for Years, Executed Impulsively,” WVIA. Jan. 28, 2025. https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-01-28/theft-ring-leader-says-everhart-museum-paintings-theft-planned-for-years-executed-impulsively
Kuo, Christopher. “The Gang that Preyed on America’s Small Museums,” The New York Times. April 7, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/arts/design/the-gang-that-preyed-on-americas-small-museums.html
Sabar, Ariel. “They Stole Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings. Then They Did Something Really Crazy,” The Atlantic. Jan. 14, 2025. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/sports-memorabilia-heist-yogi-berra-world-series-rings/681093/
Tanenbaum, Michael. “Thief who stole famed paintings, World Series rings from Pa., N.J. museums sentenced to 8 years in prison,” PhillyVoice. March 14, 2025. https://www.phillyvoice.com/museum-thefts-warhol-pollock-paintings-yogi-berra-thomas-trotta-sentenced/
United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania. “Lackawanna County Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Major Artworks and Sports Memorabilia,” Department of Justice. Feb. 12, 2024. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/lackawanna-county-woman-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-steal-major-artworks-and-sports
United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania. “Three Members Of Museum Heist Crew Found Guilty Of Conspiracy, Theft Of Major Artwork, And Concealment/Disposal Of Major Artwork,” Department of Justice. Feb. 8, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/three-members-museum-heist-crew-found-guilty-conspiracy-theft-major-artwork-and
Wertheim, Jon. “Crime Ring: The Story of the Sports World’s Most Infamous Thief,” Sports Illustrated. July 30, 2024. https://www.si.com/mlb/digital-cover-crime-ring-sports-memorabilia-thief-tommy-trotta
Wertheim, Jon, Chasan, Aliza, Sommer, Nathalie, and Tully, Kaylee. “Traffic Stop Leads Police to Thief of Yogi Berra World Series Rings and Andy Warhol Artwork,” Valley News Live. April 8, 2024. https://www.valleynewslive.com/2024/04/08/traffic-stop-leads-police-thief-yogi-berra-world-series-rings-andy-warhol-artwork/
United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania. “Lackawanna County Man Sentenced To 96 Months’ Imprisonment For Theft Of Major Artwork,” Department of Justice. March 14, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/lackawanna-county-man-sentenced-96-months-imprisonment-theft-major-artwork
Zaleski, Maggie. “Man Involved in Art Theft Ring Sentenced,” WNEP ABC 16. March 14, 2025. https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/man-involved-in-art-theft-ring-sentenced-thomas-trotta-dunmore-lackawanna-county/
