Officials Tell of Fake Labels Hidden Beneath Fake Labels

This brief article by Nate Schweber discusses the recent arrests of twenty nine people who were involved with counterfeit goods. A bunch of UGG-like shoes were shipped to New Jersey to be sold, by putting actual UGG labels on the shoes. The plan was to sell around $325 million worth of these so called goods in the United States. An attorney from New Jersey said, "It's one of the largest counterfeit-goods cases ever prosecuted in this country." The goods came from China and were brought to the US with full intention of selling them illegally. The goods were found in warehouses in Newark and Roselle, NJ. The UGG boots weren't the only counterfeit item that these people planned on selling, they were also selling, purses by Coach, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, and Gucci. The selling of counterfeit items, besides it being illegal is harmful for the actual companies.