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Fayez Al-Jabri, Trafficking Counterfeit Goods & Drugs, Texas 2014
Houston, TX – In a shocking case of counterfeiting and drug trafficking, Fayez Al-Jabri, a 45-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in trafficking over 26,000 counterfeit Viagra tablets into the United States.
According to court documents, Al-Jabri conspired to traffic the counterfeit goods, which included thousands of counterfeit Viagra tablets, from Chicago to an undercover agent in Houston from July 2011 through October 2012. The tablets were later identified as misbranded and counterfeit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer, the manufacturer of Viagra.
The investigation, which was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations, the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, and local police departments in Houston and Chicago, also revealed that Al-Jabri was involved in the introduction of counterfeit drugs into interstate commerce in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Al-Jabri pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, to introduce misbranded prescription drugs into interstate commerce, and to import such goods contrary to U.S. law; one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods; and one count of introducing counterfeit drugs into interstate commerce in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
As part of his sentence, Al-Jabri will also serve three years of supervised release and pay $15,066.92 in restitution. His co-defendant, Jamal Khattab, 49, of Katy, Texas, pleaded guilty to the same charges on December 3, 2013, and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 14, 2014.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kebharu Smith and Jennifer Lowery, and Assistant Deputy Chief for Litigation John H. Zacharia of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, along with Brian Moskowitz of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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