CA Shop Owner Faces Jail Time for Importing and Selling Fake Purses from China, Etc.
The owner of a San Jose, CA, boutique that sells women's clothing and handbags was arrested Tuesday on federal charges for trafficking in counterfeit goods, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hau Phuc Nguyen, 30, is charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and five counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods. According to the indictment, Nguyen conspired with others to import counterfeit Chanel and Louis Vuitton purses from China, Hong Kong and Korea, and sold them at her shop, Cizi’s Handbags.
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ICE said the conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gain or loss resulting from the conspiracy. The maximum penalty for each count of trafficking in counterfeit goods is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $2 million fine. All of the counterfeit goods and proceeds derived from such criminal activity are subject to forfeiture.