California Men Arrested for Importing Counterfeit Merchandise
Three California men face charges of conspiracy to import counterfeit merchandise, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement press release dated Jan. 15 (here). Rateb Said Najjar and his son Eyad Rateb Najjar, both of Westminster, were arrested in December…
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and are out on bail while they await arraignment. Amir Ali Shaerzadeh of Irvine also faces conspiracy charges, and is currently a fugitive with an outstanding arrest warrant, said ICE. The three operated businesses that imported and sold counterfeit merchandise from Hong Kong and China bearing the trademarks of Apple, Nokia, Blackberry, Ferrari, Nintendo, and Google, said the enforcement agency. They also face charges for laundering over $5 million and possessing counterfeit merchandise worth more than $2.8 million including cell phones, tablets, computers, portable media players, and game consoles, said ICE. The charges are based on an investigation that began after CBP officers intercepted a shipment of tablets that were found to contain counterfeit software, it said.