Nike

Vendors accused of selling fake Nikes - Saturday, April 30, 2011

Chicago police arrested three vendors at a Southwest Side market selling nearly 400 pairs of counterfeit Nike athletic shoes

Counterfeit goods salesman convicted again - Tuesday, April 19, 2011

For the second time, a Lynchburg man has been convicted of selling counterfeit merchandise — this time it was Nike shoes sold out of a church van.

Counterfeit Nike shoes: store owner wearing real Nikes charged with selling fake ones - Friday, January 21, 2011

Amir Qadir was wearing a pair of Nike shoes when he was arrested Wednesday by Volusia County Sheriff's investigators. Qadir's shoes were the real thing, but in his DeLand store, Hip Hop Clothing, investigators found 471 pairs of counterfeit Nikes, Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.

Nikes goes after man for ordering one pair of counterfeit shoes - Thursday, December 16, 2010

If there's one thing we've learned from either the war on drugs or the RIAA's fight against music piracy, the most effective way to fight crime is to punish the end user.

Nike gets personal over counterfeit shoes - Wednesday, December 08, 2010

The court held that the defendant’s defence that he did not know the shoes were counterfeit had no real chance of succeeding at trial.

Prison for selling fake Nikes - Thursday, November 18, 2010

A Pittsburgh-area man who sold fake Nike athletic shoes in Pittsburgh's poorest neighborhoods will spend 18 months in federal prison for trademark counterfeiting.

Inside the knock-off Tennis shoe factory - Thursday, August 19, 2010

Lin has spent most of his adult life making sneakers, though he only entered the counterfeit business about five years ago. “What we make depends on the order,” Lin said. “But if someone wants Nikes, we’ll make them Nikes.”

Feds indictment for counterfeit sportswear - Thursday, July 29, 2010

A federal grand jury has indicted two Ozarks men for trafficking in counterfeit goods. This follows a rain in which federal agents seized hundreds of pairs of bogus Nike shoes and apparel.

Police seize $160,000 worth of fake Nikes - Sunday, July 18, 2010

Chicago police have seized $160,000 worth of counterfeit Nike athletic shoes, including Air Jordans. read more ...

Man accused of selling fake Nike shoes - Saturday, July 17, 2010

Chicago police say they have arrested a man who was selling counterfeit Nike gym shoes at a West Loop store. read more ...

N.J authorities confiscate 15K pairs of fake Nike sneakers - Monday, April 26, 2010

Federal authorities in New Jersey say they seized 15,000 pairs of fake Nike shoes at Port Elizabeth as part of a nationwide sweep of counterfeit products.

Shop owner charged with selling counterfeit Nikes - Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Another Milwaukee retailer has been charged with selling counterfeit Nike shoes and other fake designer brand clothing after Milwaukee police made controlled buys at a store on the city's north side as part of an ongoing effort to stop such sales.

Nike aims to squash cybersquatters - Friday, March 12, 2010

Nike is seeking to wrest control over 66 Internet domain names it says are hawking counterfeit goods.

Counterfeit Nikes once sold in Gaston to help poor children - Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Counterfeit Nikes once sold at the 321 Flea Market will soon go on the feet of poor children in other countries across the world, according to state officials.

Bogus Nike shoes, fake Gucci bags found during drugs sting - Friday, February 26, 2010

About $25,000 worth of bogus Nike shoes, fake Gucci bags and other counterfeit items were found this week during a drug-trafficking investigation in Palm Bay.

Authorities targeting counterfeit Nikes - Monday, January 25, 2010

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Local and federal authorities say certain small stores
in Milwaukee are selling counterfeit versions of Nike shoes at discount prices.

5 charged with selling counterfeit Nike shoes - Thursday, December 31, 2009

The arrest of five men accused of selling counterfeit brand shoes is part of a statewide crackdown, a Cumberland County lawman said Thursday.

Customs seize 10,900 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes - Thursday, June 25, 2009

Los Angeles, California - United States Customs and Border Protection officials at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport recently seized 10,900 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes.

U.S customs donates 8,000 counterfeit Nikes to Christian Relief organization - Monday, April 13, 2009

Federal customs officials in San Francisco said today they were donating nearly 8,000 seized counterfeit sneakers to a Christian charity that does humanitarian work overseas.

Nike goods confiscated - Friday, March 20, 2009

Thousand of rands' worth of counterfeit Nike goods were confiscated on Friday, the City of Cape Town's specialised crime fighting unit, the Copperheads said.

Feds seize $700K in fake Nikes - Friday, November 14, 2008

More than $700,000 worth of counterfeit Nike sneakers, hidden behind cartons of toilet paper on a ship from Hong Kong, was seized last week at the Port of Oakland, U.S. customs officials said Friday.

Queens man was selling counterfeit Nikes - Tuesday, September 16, 2008

A Queens man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Uniondale as he tried to sell counterfeit Nike sneakers, police said.

$20 million worth of fake Nikes seized at L.A. port - Monday, August 25, 2008

Federal agents acting on a tip discovered nearly $2 million worth of phony Nike shoes and designer handbags stuffed inside shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Aug. 20. The cargo, en route from Asia, included 28,784 pairs of fake Nikes and 78,460 phony handbags bearing various trademarks, said a Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman.

3 charged in running fake Nike scam - Saturday, August 16, 2008

Three people accused of selling counterfeit footwear at a local flea market had enough phony Nike Air sneakers to outfit all 30 NBA teams twice over, police said Friday.

Illegal immigrant jailed over £1 million fake Nike trainer racket - Thursday, August 14, 2008

Zheng Liang, 32, also known as Feng Lian, pleaded guilty to committing trademark offences after an investigation uncovered over 17,000 pairs of counterfeit Nike and Y-3 trainers at several self-storage units.

It was the largest quantity of fakes recovered from one person and, had they been genuine, the shoes would have been worth at least £1 million.