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What is the former Rogers Archives in North Little Rock really worth? Displayed is a 1927 photo of President Calvin Coolidge, right, and Gen. Leonard Wood.
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Concerns Voiced About Red Alert Proposal in John Rogers Case

The $28 million cash offer to acquire the photo archives and sports memorabilia assets once owned by John Rogers has drawn objections and cautionary filings. read more >
The photo archives built by John Rogers is touted as a $1 billion asset by some and a nonperforming one by its creditors.
Banking & Finance / Investments / Legal

New Offer Ready, But Will Money Materialize for John Rogers Collection?

John Rogers has been working closely with a would-be buyer of his former sports memorabilia and photo archive, according to a sworn deposition given by one of his many creditors. The proposal, $28 million in cash plus stock, is awaiting court review. It isn’t the first problematic business deal visited on Arkansas by Tim Holly and his Red Alert Media Matrix Inc. read more >
Legal / Media & Marketing

Red Alert Media Matrix Makes New Offer for Rogers Archive

Red Alert Media Matrix Inc. asked for court approval to acquire the assets of embattled photo and sports memorabilia dealer John Rogers. read more >
Chris Piazza
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Humor Warms Bench in John Rogers Court Case

An April 14 hearing that featured a revolving door of attorneys at the podium started with a line lifted from a baseball comedy sketch that debuted more than 75 years ago. read more >
Some photo archives are in dispute at the North Little Rock facility once controlled by John Rogers.
Banking & Finance / Legal

Judge Gives Georgia Company 30 Days to Buy John Rogers Assets

A would-be $59 million deal is back in play to buy the photo archive and sports memorabilia assets collected by John Rogers. read more >
Infamous photo of Joe DiMaggio is among items proposed for auction. 
Legal / Media & Marketing

John Rogers Auction Could Jolt Memorabilia Community

A proposed auction is taking shape to liquidate assets once owned by John Rogers. read more >
John and Angelica Rogers show off the famed Jumbo Wagner during a soiree at their home on Dec. 12, 2008.
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John Rogers $2.5 Million Sham Deal Included Honus Wagners

If there’s a single deal that captures the fast-and-loose dealings of John Rogers, it is his purported purchase of The Oklahoman newspaper photo archives for $2.5 million in July 2011. read more >
Babe Ruth and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson are in the lineup of treasures contained in the Conlon Collection that creditors of John Rogers hope to trade for cash.
Banking & Finance / Investments / Legal

Valuing John Rogers Assets an ‘Interesting’ Exercise

A $59 million offer to buy the photo archives and sports memorabilia collected by John Rogers has proven as ethereal as the wondrous asset valuations the embattled businessman once proclaimed. read more >
The photo archive established by John Rogers in a warehouse complex in North Little Rock is labeled insolvent. 

Red Alert’s $59 Million Offer Not Backed by Cash

A $59 million letter of intent in January got the ball rolling for the possible sale of photo archives and sports memorabilia collected by John Rogers. read more >
The photo archive established by John Rogers in a warehouse complex in North Little Rock is labeled insolvent. A forensic audit of its 2011-14 financials reveals a venture that consistently lost money.
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John Rogers Receiver: Atlanta Group Doesn’t Have Financing to Buy Archive

A $59 million purchase offer to buy the assets of four businesses once led by John Rogers of North Little Rock appears to be falling by the wayside. read more >
John Rogers holds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card after its 2008 purchase. |
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Babe Ruth Bat Part of $5.5M Lawsuit Against John Rogers

A $3.5 million claim by another creditor of John Rogers was filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
The Fritsch collection contains a complete set of N172 Old Judge baseball cards, including the one above of Cap Anson who reached 3,000 hits in 1897, a major league first. The authenticity of the collection, purchased by John Rogers in 2013, has been called into question by former business partner Mac Hogan.
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Cards Seized During John Rogers FBI Raid Tied to $6M ‘Purchase,’ Questions of Authenticity

Some of the material that federal agents carried away as evidence on Jan. 28 a year ago came from an area of his North Little Rock enterprise not solely under his control: a double-lock safe that also required First Arkansas Bank & Trust officials to open. read more >
A photograph of Detroit Tigers outfielder and future Hall of Famer Ty Cobb stealing third with a hard slide past the New York Highlanders’ Jimmy Austin, an iconic asset from the Charles Conlon Collection.
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Ownership of Charles Conlon Collection in John Rogers Case Up in the Air

The famed collection of major league baseball images captured by Charles Conlon (1868-1945) is among the disputed assets associated with John Rogers. But unlike other collections Rogers purportedly acquired, no one doubts that he obtained an estimated 8,400 glass plate negatives produced by Conlon. read more >
John Rogers
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Second Former Partner of John Rogers Files Suit, Seeks $12.3 Million

The new lawsuit by Mac Hogan pushes the claims against the embattled newspaper and sports memorabilia dealer upwards of $40 million. Hogan alleges that Rogers committed multiple acts of fraud as part of a Ponzi-style scheme that often involved phantom transactions. read more >
John Rogers
Banking & Finance / Investments

New Lawsuit Says John Rogers Owes $9.6M in Loans, Unpaid Bill

Another collection lawsuit alleging fraud has been filed against embattled newspaper and sports memorabilia dealer John Rogers. read more >
Some photo archives are in dispute at the North Little Rock facility once controlled by John Rogers.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Legal

John Rogers Receiver Michael McAfee Seeking A ‘Prince’

Michael McAfee thinks he’s starting the new year with a bout of sinusitis that will require a trip to the doctor for relief. Banks and other creditors of North Little Rock businessman John Rogers are looking to McAfee to help alleviate financial headaches that began throbbing a year ago — and in some cases even longer. read more >
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Bank of Little Rock Says John Rogers Misused $900K Loan

A second bank has raised questions about possible loan fraud in its dealings with North Little Rock sports memorabilia and photo dealer John Rogers. Bank of Little Rock alleges that Rogers "intentionally misused" money and defrauded the bank after taking out a $900,000 loan in December 2013. read more >
John Rogers
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Judge Appoints Receiver For 4 John Rogers Businesses

Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza appoints Michael McAfee as receiver of four businesses once controlled by North Little Rock sports memorabilia and photo dealer John Rogers. read more >
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Tunnels, Dennis Smiley, John Rogers, Wal-Mart Kept Readers Checking Online

A tour of the hidden underground tunnels of Hot Springs was the most-read story on ArkansasBusiness.com in 2014. read more >
Martha Shoffner, ex-State Treasurer, walked away from a plea deal in favor of taking her bribery case to trial. (Photo by Mauren Kennedy)
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The Top 10 Business Stories of 2014

Politics, white-collar crime, banking acquisitions, Turner Grain and more. Arkansas Business recaps the top 10 stories from the year that was 2014. read more >