Man Convicted of International Counterfeit DVD Trafficking
An AP newswire article by Valerie Bauman, via the SunHerald.com, reports that:
A man arrested on charges of running an international counterfeit DVD ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Mississippi on Tuesday, said U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton.
Randolph Hobson Guthrie III was convicted of conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods.
Guthrie was arrested after a joint intellectual property rights investigation by U.S. and Chinese authorities and pleaded guilty before Federal District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr.
He forfeited $823,333 to the U.S. government and faces up to 5 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 14.
posted by Fergie @ 1/03/2006 08:19:00 PM
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