Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Smuggling 40,000 Fake iPhones, iPads Into US - brownarand1988

A 43-year-patched Chinese national living in the US happening a scholar visa has been sentenced to 37 months in prison after admitting to smuggling thousands of phony Apple products into the country from China. Li pleaded guilty to the crime in Feb 2022 after he and several others were charged with smuggling complete 40,000 'natural philosophy devices and accessories, including iPhones and iPads' into the United States.

According to the US Department of Department of Justice (DoJ), Jianhua 'Jeff' Li made more than $1.1 million for his role in the smuggling make merry, which besides included many other members, some within the US and inaccurate. Leastways three of his collaborators and CO-conspirators had been sentenced to jail early.

According to the DoJ, the devices, once inside the US, were shipped complete the country and "Proceeds were funneled binding to conspirator accounts in Florida and New Jersey via structured immediate payment deposits then a portion was transferred to conspirators in Italy, further disguising the source of the funds".

Counterfeiting continues to remain a major number for businesses and practice of law enforcement officials around the world. Patc picture show and software plagiarism has seen a slight downward trend following actions against dozens of torrents sites, fake electronics and fashion products keep to remain a trouble in altogether John Major cities around the world.

Apple itself has often been the target of counterfeiters in China, where fake iPhones and MacBooks are big business. The market for counterfeit AirPods and Apple Watches have also grown over the past couple of years, with most such devices available for to a lesser degree fractional the price of original Apple products.