Judge uses electronic tag on Pokémon card tracker. It's super effective!
Ohio man planted a device on a delivery van to follow scarce trading card stock and caught a year of probation
A 72-year-old man from Ohio, Kent Kubasta, attached a GPS tracker to a Pokémon card delivery van in June. The woman delivering the cards discovered the device and reported it to the authorities. Kubasta pleaded no contest to the charge of illegal use of a tracking device and was sentenced to a year of probation, including 90 days of wearing the electronic tracker.
He was ordered to have no contact with the woman, pay a $25 monthly supervision fee, a $500 fine, and cover court costs. The total cost of his punishment amounts to $905.50. If he violates the terms, he faces up to six months in jail. The case comes amid high demand for Pokémon cards, with collectors often queuing outside shops for new releases.
The latest Trading Card Game expansion, released in September, features over 150 cards, including 30 rare Pikachu variants.
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