Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Paw Moo, age 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 10, 2021 in federal court in Omaha for trafficking in counterfeit goods. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Moo to probation for a term of three years.
In February 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Anchorage, Alaska, seized a shipment of counterfeit designer purses destined for Moo’s residence in Omaha, Nebraska. On March 23, 2021, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), using an undercover officer, executed a controlled delivery of the seized package to Moo’s residence in Omaha. Moo accepted the package and HSI agents executed a search of her residence where numerous items with counterfeit marks were located. The items were handbags, clothes, blankets, phone cases, belts and a wallet from brands to include Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Yves St. Laurent, Michael Kors, Coach and Nike. The total manufacturers’ suggested retail price of the seized merchandise exceeded $118,000.
Moo stated she began to sell items online from her residence in the beginning of March 2020 and began selling counterfeit items in the Fall of 2020, a timeframe that was consistent with her importation history.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations.
No comments:
Post a Comment