COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Hilliard man was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $150,000 fine for trafficking in counterfeit goods.
Rami Hisham Mohammad, 34, operated a retail clothing business in Columbus, Ohio known as Rock Star Fashions, where federal agents seized 1,063 pairs of Nike Air Jordan shoes and 4,408 pairs of Nike Air Swoosh shoes during a search warrant on January 28, 2012.
Mohammad pleaded guilty on September 15, 2014 to intentionally trafficking goods and knowingly using counterfeit marks in connection with the Nike ‘Swoosh’ and ‘Air Jordan’ marks. These marks were identical or substantially indistinguishable from genuine marks registered with the United States Patent Trademark Office.
He was also ordered to pay $7,939.62 in restitution to Nike for their investigative costs. The government also forfeited $35,828 in cash along with the entire inventory from the store.
U.S. Attorney Carter M. Stewart commended the cooperative investigation by HSI, as well as Assistant United States Attorney Deborah Solove, who is representing the United States in this case.
Mohammad’s sentence is a result of a federal search warrant executed on his business, where agents found large quantities of counterfeit Nike shoes.
The case highlights the importance of protecting intellectual property and combating counterfeiting, which can have serious consequences for businesses and consumers.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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