5 People Charged with Trafficking $73 Million in Fake Air Jordan Sneakers
Tim Daniels
Five people were charged with trafficking counterfeit Nike Air Jordan sneakers and face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the alleged sale of over $70 million in fake shoes.
On Tuesday, Aaron Katersky of ABC News reported Miyuki Suen, Jian Min Huang, Songhua Qu, Kin Lui Chen and Fangrang Qu were charged after investigators completed an eight-month probe that included the inspection of almost 27,000 pairs of footwear.
"These five individuals are alleged to have been a part of a large-scale counterfeiting scheme, importing nearly a half-million pairs of knock-off Nike sneakers," Homeland Security Investigations special agent-in-charge Angel M. Melendez said. "These counterfeiting networks can be both detrimental to our economy and threaten our national security, and HSI will continue to take every measure in investigating and dismantling these organizations."
Read more at: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2790072-5-people-charged-with-trafficking-73-million-in-fake-air-jordan-sneakers
A bunch of Chinese, shoes made in China. I wonder how they pitched these shoes to sellers? Do they contact Dick's sporting goods or something and say, "we have shoes to sell?"
