[andyk]

“We think this goes way beyond collectors,” said Martin D. Ficke, special agent in charge for ICE’s New York office

My lack of respect for the ICE has reached a new high. So, we're talking about collectors who specialize in false credentials?

[Republicus2001]

In my experience as a pro historian and archivist, most collectors desire GENUINE artifacts as a rule. I know not one collector who specializes in forgeries (that they know of, heh).

[usurper]

So, we're talking about collectors who specialize in false credentials?

There are a lot of people out there that collect LEO badges, most of them LEOs. E-Bay stopped letting people sell them several years ago after 911 security considerations.