Final Defendant in Fake Military Gear Scheme Gets 2 Years
The fake goods lacked important safety features.
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The fake goods lacked important safety features.
The U.S. military was conned into buying $20 million worth of fake, unsafe uniforms and gear by a man who is now going to prison, prosecutors say.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A New York City man who ran a scheme that sold $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit Chinese-made clothing and gear to the U.S. military — potentially putting active-duty service members in danger — has been sentenced to more than three years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
A New York City man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for running a scheme on the U.S. military by selling them counterfeit Chinese-made military uniforms.
A man who ran a scheme that sold $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit Chinese-made clothing and gear to the U.S. military has been sentenced.