A Burlington man is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 20 as a co-defendant in a conspiracy to manufacture, import and sell counterfeit military clothing and gear to the U.S. Air Force, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Terry Roe, 49, had pleaded guilty in February 2022 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and traffic in counterfeit goods.
Ramon Kohanbash, 52, a Brooklyn, New York, clothing and goods wholesaler who directed the development, manufacture and importation of $20 million worth of Chinese-made counterfeit U.S. military uniforms and gear that were passed off as genuine American-made products was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit the $20 million in proceeds that he obtained from the sale of the counterfeit goods, announced U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha with the Justice Department’s District of Rhode Island.
Ultimately, substandard, counterfeit goods manufactured in China were sold to the U.S. government to be worn or carried by airmen in the U.S. Air Force. Some of these products lacked crucial safety features or failed to meet safety specifications, endangering the health and safety of the military personnel who wore them. At least 13,332 counterfeit jackets not resistant to enemies’ night vision goggles and 18,597 non-flame resistant hoods were among the counterfeit products that entered the military supply chain destined for U.S. Air Force bases around the world.
Kohanbash pleaded guilty in June 2019 to conspiracy...
Vadodara/Surat. A special CBI court has convicted four individuals in a 23-year-old fire insurance fraud case in Gujarat and sentenced each of them to three years of rigorous imprisonment. The cou...