Did you know that in the state of Florida if you knowingly buy a fake handbag you can be arrested? I think this would be a very hard case to prove - unless someone says to a witness "I just bought the most lovely fake Louis Vuitton!"
On a side note, the counterfeiters are out in full force (or else the cops are being even more vigilant) for the holiday season. There was a huge bust at a flea market in Coral Springs, Florida where undercover agents bought fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Coach, Prada, and Kate Spade handbags. Over a million dollars worth of goods were confiscated.
The seller was warned with a "Cease and Desist" order but he ignored the paperwork and continued selling. He also refused to say where he got the illegal handbags and faces up to 5 years in jail for every counterfeit brand that he sold.
Another huge bust happened 4 days ago at the port of Newark, New Jersey. Fake handbags made in China were being smuggled into the country in boxes labeled "noodles". This arrest was based on an undercover sting operation where agents posed as corrupt custom officials and were bribed with more than $500,000 in US currency. Estimates are that the counterfeit goods were worth around 200 million dollars and each defendant in this case faces a possible 35 years in jail.
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