Pawn Stars : Sir, please step away from the giant magnifying glass!

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Vegas Memorabilia House Accused of Fraud
By MIKE HEUER

LAS VEGAS (CN) A lawsuit accuses a Las Vegas antique and memorabilia dealer of running a "massive fraud" in cahoots with a "Pawn Stars" celebrity and others who fraudulently certify that memorabilia were once owned by celebrities.

Daniel Odobas sued Antiquities of Nevada, three people and several other businesses on Aug. 25 in Clark County Court. He says he paid the defendants $171,900 for 33 "suspect items" from July 2014 to April 30, 2015.

The most prominent defendant is Drew Max, whom Odobas describes as "a renowned television personality, having made many appearances on the History Channel's hit television show 'Pawn Stars.'" Odobas claims the defendants "used Max's renown to further bolster the authenticity of the suspect items."

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