In New York, Authorities Apprehend 5 People for Importing Fake Nike Sneakers From China

In New York, Authorities Apprehend 5 People for Importing Fake Nike Sneakers From China
Air Jordan Sneakers on display at the 2018 BET Experience Fan Fest in Los Angeles on June 22, 2018. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Five people have been charged in New York for importing, manufacturing, and distributing hundreds of thousands of pairs of fake Nike sneakers that originated in China.

Suen Miyuki, 43; Huang Jianmin, 42; and Chen Kinlui, 52, from New York City; and Qu Songhua, 54, and Qu Fangrang, 31, from Hicksville, New York, were charged in Manhattan federal court for conspiring to traffic counterfeit Nike Air Jordans, according to an Aug. 7 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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