Politics & Government
Grand Jury Indicts Falls Man for Selling Faux Fendi, Coach Handbags
Ronald Azar, 34, of Cuyahoga Falls, was indicted by a federal grand jury for attempting to traffic over 100 high-end handbags.
Designer handbags are a girl's best friend; knockoffs are a crook's worst nightmare.
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury indicted Ronald J. Azar, 34, of Cuyahoga Falls, for trafficking in counterfeit merchandise; specifically 104 imitation purses, which, if genuine, would have been valued at $183,000, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.
Azar attempted to pass off brands such as Gucci, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Dooney & Bourke, Fendi and Marc Jacobs by using counterfeit logos, labels, hangtags, stickers, packaging and holograms.
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“The marks on the merchandise were identical to and substantially indistinguishable from marks used on genuine merchandise,” the press release stated.
Azar will be tried in Cleveland's U.S. District Court.
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