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Article Date: September 2006
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FEDS BUST COUNTERFEIT RING FOR SNEAKERS IN AZ.


A federal grand jury in Tucson, AZ has indicted sixindividuals for their alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar counterfeitoperation involving fake, high-end Nike athletic shoes. The six, two U.S.citizens and four foreign nationals, have been indicted in the probe that haslead to the seizure of more than 135,000 pairs of Nike knock-offs, includingfake Air Jordans, valued at more than $16 million. As part of the ongoing jointinvestigation by the U.S. Dept. of Justice and U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security,an additional 62 containers have been identified and are being held in LongBeach, CA with another 14 containers under inspection in El ... Log in to view full article.

 


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