Three Plead Guilty to Smuggling Counterfeit iPhones and iPads
Three members of a conspiracy to smuggle counterfeit Apple iPhones, iPads and iPods from China pleaded guilty Feb. 22 in New Jersey U.S. District Court, the Justice Department said (here). Andreina Becerra, Roberto Volpe and Rosario La Marca conspired to…
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smuggle into the U.S. more than 40,000 counterfeit electronic devices from 2009 to 2014. They shipped the devices separately from the labels bearing the counterfeit Apple trademarks for later assembly to avoid detection by CBP officials, DOJ said. Becerra, Volpe and La Marca each pleaded guilty to counts of conspiracy, trafficking in counterfeit goods, smuggling and structuring of financial transactions.