First Arkansas Bank and Trust of Jacksonville was give a $14.5 million default judgment today against John Rogers, the photograph and sports memorabilia collector, George Waldon reports for Arkansas Business.

Rogers’ once ballyhooed business of assembling archives for resale is in shambles, with numerous lawsuits and a federal investigation still pending. According to testimony, Rogers hadn’t made a payment on a series of loans since May.

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