COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED AT LEXINGTON FLEA MARKET
Secretary of
State Miles Confiscates Merchandise worth $860,000
Secretary of State Jim Miles
announced today that nine arrests were made Saturday in a
raid by investigators of the Secretary of State’s Office at
the Barnyard Flea Market , located at 4414 Augusta Road in
Lexington, and The US # 1 Metro Flea Market, located at 3500
Augusta Road in West Columbia. Each of the defendants has
been charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods
(39-15-1190). Two of the defendants listed local addresses;
the others are residents of New York State. A violation of
this statute holds a maximum penalty of one year in prison
and a $5,000.00 fine. The Lexington County Sheriff's office
assisted with the investigation.
The total cash value of merchandise seized was $860,238.00.
The types of merchandise seized were various articles of
clothing, watches, pocketbooks and sunglasses bearing such
marks as Polo, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Coach, Kate Spade,
Gucci, Sean John, Fubu, Fat Albert, Calvin Klein, and Phat
Farm.
“When counterfeiters sell fake goods, they cheat the
customer, who gets a product of inferior quality,” said
Miles. “They also cheat the legitimate manufacturer and
distributor by weakening the value of the brand name. Most
importantly, they cheat Americans out of good jobs, provided
by legitimate manufacturers, like we have here in South
Carolina.”
For more information, contact Kay Maxwell at 803-734-1605. A
list of the nine who were arrested follows:
Pin Xiu Lei
63-08 Broadway
Woodsied, NY
Fen Fang Lai
131-60 Flushong
New York, NY 11355
Albert Wescott Orr
125 Pear Ct.
Lexington, SC 29073
Hai Chun Yang
4125 Junction Blvd.
Corona, NY 11368
Chung Guo Lin
33-68 155th Street
Flushing, NY 11354
Shao Yu Lin
9636 46th Avenue
Corona, NY 11369
Jian Hua Qu
50-14 97th Street
Girona, NY 11368
Charles Hamilton Tanner
3500 Fernandina Road
Columbia, SC 29210
Delei NMN Qu
105-05 Martense Avenue
Corona NY 11368
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