Chinese National Sentenced for Smuggling 40,000 Apple Knockoffs from China

Chinese National Sentenced for Smuggling 40,000 Apple Knockoffs from China
A man checks his phone in an Apple retail store in Grand Central Terminal in New York on Jan. 29, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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A 45-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in trafficking and distributing counterfeit Apple products from China in the United States, the Department of Justice announced in a statement on July 30.

Li Jianhua, who also goes by Jeff, had smuggled more than 40,000 electronic devices and accessories, such as fake iPhones and iPads, for the five years between 2009 to 2014 while living on a student visa.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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