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Trademark Cases

Charged under 18 U.S.C. § 2320

U.S. v. Wakefield (S.D. Fla.)
- Miramar Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods (August 22, 2006)
U.S. v. Cousens (E.D. Mich.)
- Chesterfield Township Retailer Sentenced for Sale of Counterfeit Products (July 5, 2006)
U.S. v. So (N.D. Ohio)
- Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Infringement of Copyrights Relating to DVD Movies and CD Audio Recordings, and Possession of Counterfeit Labels to be Affixed to Counterfeit Goods (December 2, 2005)
- Ohio Man Indicted for Criminal Infringement of Copyrights Relating to DVD Movies and CD Audio Recordings, and Possession of Counterfeit Labels to be Affixed to Counterfeit Goods. (June 8, 2005)
U.S. v. Luong et al. (D. Mass.)
- Four Massachusetts Residents Charged with Scheme to Sell More than 30,000 Counterfeit Luxury Goods (November 3, 2005)
U.S. v. Wen (He, Zhai) (N.D. Cal.) (Operation Remaster) (also charged under copyright violation)
- First Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in U.S. to Date (April 3, 2006)
- Three Indictments in Massive Music and Software Piracy Scheme: Individuals Charged with Infringing Over 325,000 CDs Containing Music and Software Largest CD Manufacturing Seizure in the United States According to Recording Industry (October 12, 2005)
U.S. v. Berger (D.N.J.)
- Maple Shade, New Jersey Man Gets 15 Months in Prison for Selling Fake Rolex Watches Over the Internet (July, 12, 2005)
U.S. v. Huang (Srulevitch) (C.D. Cal.)
- Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Viagra (January 6, 2005)
U.S. v. Zheng (S.D. Tex.)
- Houston Importer Convicted of Trafficking in Counterfeit Merchandise (July 20, 2004)
U.S. v. Murphy (N.D. Ala.) (Adulterated Pesticides)
- Glencoe Man Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit & Misbranded Pesticides to Cities (April 21, 2004)
- Glencoe, Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit and Adulterated Pesticides (January 5, 2004)
U.S. v. Barbot (E.D. Va.) (also sentenced under copyright violation)
- Richmond, Virginia Man Sentenced to 70 Months and $1.7 Million Restitution for Illegal Distribution of Counterfeit Microsoft Software (March 23, 2004)
U.S. v. Nguyen (C.D. Cal.)
- Orange County Businessman Found Guilty of Trafficking Counterfeit Compaq Computer Components: The First Criminal Trademark Case Ever Brought to Verdict in Orange County (October 28, 2003)
- Orange County Businessman Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Compaq Computer Components (October 28, 2002)
U.S. v. Jaghouri (Carter) (C.D. Cal.)
- Two Los Angeles-Area Residents Charged with Trafficking Millions of Dollars of Counterfeit Designer Goods (August 18, 2003)
U.S. v. Lawler (D.N.H.)
- Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar New Hampshire Internet Conspiracy (July 1, 2003)
U.S. v. Fontanini et al. (S.D. Cal.) (also charged under copyright violation)
- Nine Indicted for Engaging in a Conspiracy to Distribute Counterfeit Microsoft Software (March 10, 2003)
U.S. v. Ma et al. (E.D.N.Y.) (also charged under copyright violation)
- Six Charged With Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software -- $9 Million Worth of Counterfeit Software Seized During Search of Defendants' Distribution Centers (February 26, 2003)
U.S. v. Zhu (Huang) (S.D.N.Y.) (Luis Vuitton handbags)
- Two Men Arrested in Conspiracy to Sell Over $200,000 Worth of Fake Louis Vuitton Handbags via the Internet (February 10, 2003)
U.S. v. Farmer (D.S.C.)
- South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Clothing with Counterfeit Trademarks (January 16, 2003)
- Sentence: 84 months incarceration; 1M fine/restitution; judgement affirmed by 4th Circuit, June 4, 2004
U.S. v. Berrios (Peralta) (S.D. Fla..) (CDs & Cassettes; also charged under copyright violation)
- Owner and Operator of Multi-Million Dollar Music Piracy Operation Charged Criminally (November 1, 2002)
U.S. v. Mostafa (C.D. Cal.) (Health and Safety threat)
- Defendant's sentence affirmed by 9th Circuit, December 17, 2003.; Fugitive Who sold Counterfeit Baby Formula Sentenced to 44 Months Imprisonment (December 16, 2002)
- Fugitive Who Sold Counterfeit Baby Formula Convicted of Federal Criminal Charges (August 9, 2002)
U.S. v. Tzeng (C.D. Cal.)
- San Gabriel Valley Woman Sentenced For Trafficking In Counterfeit Microsoft Computer Programs (May 24, 2002)
- San Gabriel Valley Woman Arrested for Trafficking in Counterfeit Microsoft Computer Programs (June 15, 2001)
U.S. v. Qaza (Ghnaim) (E.D.N.Y.) (CDs & DVDs; also charged under copyright violation)
- Two Brooklyn Men Indicted in Connection with Largest Seizure of Counterfeit DVDs in United States History (January 11, 2002)
- Sentence: 41 months incarceration
U.S. v. Dipadova (Ford) (N.D.S.C.)
- Defendant Who Operated Fakegifts.com Sentenced (December 12, 2001)
- Operators of www.fakegifts.com Web Site Plead Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Luxury Goods over the Internet (March 7, 2001)
- Two Indicted and Arrested in South Carolina for Trafficking in Counterfeit Luxury Goods over www.fakegifts.com Web Site (January 29, 2001)
U.S. v. Ngo (D. Utah)
- West Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Video Tapes (July 17, 2001)
U.S. v. Mou (C.D. Cal.)
- Southland Woman Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Software; Judge Orders Restitution Paid to Microsoft (December 4, 2000)
- Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Operating Ring That Trafficked in Counterfeit Microsoft Software (September 25, 2000 ) Texas Woman Charged with Running Ring That Trafficked in Counterfeit Software (May 23, 2000 )
U.S. v. Platinum (Wu and Pham) (E.D.N.Y.)
- New York Electronic Crimes Task Force Arrests Two Individuals on Charges of Trafficking in Counterfeit Computer Chips and Software (June 22, 2000)
- Sentence: one month incarceration; 340K fine/restitution
U.S. v. Kablin (D. Mass.)
- Norwood Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Clothing and Accessories (February 23, 2000)
- Sentence: six months incarceration; 85K fine/restitution
U.S. v. Lee (D. Haw.)
- Kent Aoki Lee Charged by Federal Grand Jury With Wire Fraud, Trademark Violations, and Selling Viagra over the Internet Without a Prescription (December 9, 1999)
- Sentence: 10 months incarceration U.S. v. Desktop Sales, Inc. (N.D. Ill.)
- Violation of I.B.M.. Trademark Results in $3.3 Million Fine and Restitution for Chicago-area Company (November 19, 1998)

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