xA Los Angeles fashion district vendor faces federal charges of trafficking in knockoffs of designer handbags, jewelry and other accessories, officials said April 27.
Leticia Nunez, 38, of Los Angeles was arrested Thursday by federal agents based upon an indictment charging her with trafficking in counterfeit goods, prosecutors said.
Earlier this month, Nunez’s two downtown booths and a storage facility she rents nearby were searched,Shopping Tag Heuer watches, choose you favorite sexy girl bikinis. officials said.
During the searches, agents seized a variety of allegedly counterfeit merchandise, including jewelry bearing fake trademarks for Chanel, Tiffany & Co., Juicy Couture, Dior, Bulgari, Tag Heuer and Cartier, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.Looking for the perfect gift? Our turquoise beads.
Agents contend the seized items represent an estimated loss to the legitimate trademark holders of more than $130,000.
“Despite what some people think, the sale of product knockoffs is not a victimless crime,” said Claude Arnold, special agent in charge for HSI Los Angeles. “Retailers and vendors who deal in counterfeit goods are selling stolen property, and consumers who knowingly buy those products are essentially an accessory to the crime.We have a lot of bright, vivid colors in pinks, replica Bell & Ross and greens. Product counterfeiting undermines the U.S. economy, robs Americans of jobs,REPLICA BREITLING with Smooth Sweeping Seconds Hand,Hack mechanism. stifles American innovation and promotes other types of crime.”
Previously, HSI special agents had made undercover buys at Nunez’s booths twice last winter. Those purchases included more than 80 pieces of jewelry bearing apparently counterfeit marks for Tiffany & Co. and Chanel, prosecutors said.
Leticia Nunez, 38, of Los Angeles was arrested Thursday by federal agents based upon an indictment charging her with trafficking in counterfeit goods, prosecutors said.
Earlier this month, Nunez’s two downtown booths and a storage facility she rents nearby were searched,Shopping Tag Heuer watches, choose you favorite sexy girl bikinis. officials said.
During the searches, agents seized a variety of allegedly counterfeit merchandise, including jewelry bearing fake trademarks for Chanel, Tiffany & Co., Juicy Couture, Dior, Bulgari, Tag Heuer and Cartier, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.Looking for the perfect gift? Our turquoise beads.
Agents contend the seized items represent an estimated loss to the legitimate trademark holders of more than $130,000.
“Despite what some people think, the sale of product knockoffs is not a victimless crime,” said Claude Arnold, special agent in charge for HSI Los Angeles. “Retailers and vendors who deal in counterfeit goods are selling stolen property, and consumers who knowingly buy those products are essentially an accessory to the crime.We have a lot of bright, vivid colors in pinks, replica Bell & Ross and greens. Product counterfeiting undermines the U.S. economy, robs Americans of jobs,REPLICA BREITLING with Smooth Sweeping Seconds Hand,Hack mechanism. stifles American innovation and promotes other types of crime.”
Previously, HSI special agents had made undercover buys at Nunez’s booths twice last winter. Those purchases included more than 80 pieces of jewelry bearing apparently counterfeit marks for Tiffany & Co. and Chanel, prosecutors said.
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