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Man Charged With Importing, Selling Counterfeit Auto Accessories

Katiran Lee, 39, an Indonesian national, was indicted for allegedly importing counterfeit auto accessories from China and selling more than $3 million worth to U.S. consumers, the Justice Department said. He was charged in federal court with two counts of…

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trafficking in counterfeit goods, four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In the indictment, the government is seeking forfeiture of computers, programming equipment and thousands of blank keys and trademarked automotive emblems recovered during a search of Lee's home on Feb. 22, 2012, and the forfeiture of property totaling up to $600,000.