A Bolingbrook man is accused of promoting counterfeit sports activities jerseys, championship rings, and different sportswear by means of on-line shops.
Robin G. HubertyWill County sheriff’s workplace
Robin G. Huberty, 62, is charged with six felony counts of infringing on the Trademark Counterfeiting Act, in response to a press release from the Will County sheriff’s workplace.
Detectives had been notified in late February by the Department of Homeland Security that an investigation was ongoing into Huberty’s alleged unlawful shipments of 1000’s of sports activities memorabilia with logos from MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, Majestic, Adidas and Nike, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Investigators confirmed up at Huberty’s house on Sept. 11 and served him with a search warrant, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. He was introduced in for questioning and cooperated with detectives.
He allegedly said he ordered the merchandise from China and had been promoting gadgets by means of two web sites since mid-2017, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. His gross sales had been within the a whole lot of 1000’s of {dollars} the next yr, he allegedly advised detectives.
Items allegedly seized from Huberty’s house throughout a search warrant on Sept. 11, 2019. Will County sheriff’s workplace
All regardless of receiving quite a few letters from U.S. Customs and Border Protection advising him of the implications after the shipments had been seized, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. Huberty allegedly ignored the letters and stored the enterprise going.
During the investigation, authorities seized Huberty’s 2012 Toyota Camry and several other counterfeit gadgets, together with 554 jerseys, seven pairs of Adidas footwear, 64 baseball hats, 9 sports activities staff patches and gross sales proceeds.
He is being held on the Will County Jail on $75,000 bond, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
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