A 22-year-old employee of VIP Rips, a trading card business in Deerfield Beach, has been arrested on a grand theft charge after authorities said he stole high-end sports cards worth more than $17,000.
Maximo Viani Otoni, of Coconut Creek, was taken into custody Thursday, according to an arrest report. The case began Wednesday, when the business’s customer service manager reported that a Cooper Flagg card, worth about $3,500, was missing after a collector asked for expedited shipping. Another employee said Otoni had been handling the card.
