CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) _ Prosecutors say a Cumberland County dealer is being accused of deceptive sales including autographed baseballs that have been forged and sports card packs that have been tampered with.

The county District Attorney's Office has charged 47-year-old Roger Hooper of Lower Allen Township with deceptive business practices, and investigators are contacting past customers of Hooper.

Cumberland County Detective Earl Bock says hundreds of dubious items -- sold for more than $60,000 -- have been identified.

Hooper describes the charges as "hogwash" and "totally false." He says he will contest the allegations at a preliminary hearing next month, but he says they have already imperiled the collectibles and auction business he has built over 30 years.