Canadian Man Sentenced for Importing Counterfeit Goods Into New York
A Canadian resident convicted of trafficking in counterfeit goods was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $4.8 million in restitution, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York announced.
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Wasseem Ramjaun of Vaughan, Ontario, operated importing and exporting businesses in Canada. From October 2016 to August 2017, Ramjaun agreed to supply an individual with authentic merchandise from Yeti, Vera Bradley and Lacoste. Ramjaun, who wasn't authorized to use these companies' trademarks, ordered counterfeit Vera Bradley merchandise from a Chinese manufacturer.
Ramjaun imported the counterfeit goods June 1-8, 2017, into a New York port, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. To hide the fraudulent nature of the bags, Ramjaun gave CBP a fraudulent manufacturing agreement.