Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Importing Counterfeit Exercise Equip
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California has announced that on May 9, 2011, Sok Hun Jin pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods for importing counterfeit, Chinese-made Ab Circle Pro machines and related items into the U.S.
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Counterfeit Exercise Equip, Fake DVDs, Stickers, Etc. Also Shipped from China
In a plea agreement filed in federal court, Jin admitted that he was responsible for illegally importing more than 2,000 counterfeit Ab Circle Pro machines into the U.S. The counterfeit equipment was made in China and came to the U.S. in four containers in 2010. The retail value of the counterfeit goods is estimated to be approximately $650,000.
Separate packages with fake DVDs, manuals and stickers were also shipped from China into the U.S.
Faces Max Sentence of 10 Years in Prison, Up to $2M in Fines
Jin is scheduled to be sentenced on September 12, 2011, and faces a maximum statutory sentence of 10 years in prison and up to $2 million in fines.