CHICAGO — A former Georgia warehouse worker for the Augusta National Golf Club was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia, including one of Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets. Richard Globensky, of Georgia, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Wednesday in Chicago after pleading guilty to transporting stolen golf merchandise and memorabilia from the Augusta National Golf Club. Richard Globensky, 40, pleaded guilty last year to one count of transporting stolen goods across state lines.
He appeared Wednesday in Chicago's federal court wearing a suit and red tie. With his parents and wife seated in the courtroom behind him, he apologized for his actions before U.S.
District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman handed down the sentence. "I deeply regret the decision that led me to this moment," he said, his voice breaking. "I have taken full responsibility for my actions and remain committed to doing everything in my power to make amends.
" Globensky and his attorney did not respond to reporters' questions as they left federal court. Under the sentence, he will also have to pay more than $3 million in restitution and face one year of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had sought a 16-month sentence, while defense attorneys wanted probation.
Globensky took items from the warehouse for sellers in Florida, who then sold them online at a markup, according to prosecutors. Globensky was pa.
