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Nixa Woman Sentenced to 2 Years for $90M Counterfeit Cell Phone Parts Scheme
Sherrie Householder, 59, of Nixa, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to two years in federal prison without parole for her role in selling over $90 million worth of counterfeit cell phone components.
Householder pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of money laundering on May 26, 2016. She represented that the cell phone components were manufactured by legitimate companies, including Apple, Samsung, LG, and Microsoft, but the components were actually counterfeit.
Householder managed and operated Flash Technology, LLC, also known as Flash Tech, a business that sold cell phone components through numerous Internet retail sites and at a Springfield store. The company sold hundreds of thousands, and potentially millions of different cell phone parts shipped to consumers throughout the United States.
According to court documents, more than $90 million in sales were made to hundreds of thousands of consumers from December 2012 to January 2016. The counterfeit items seized by agents had a retail value of approximately $5.5 million and filled two large moving trucks.
Householder must forfeit to the government $556,938 seized from various PayPal, Amazon and bank accounts; numerous desktop and laptop computers, iPads, hard drives, computer and cell phone components; and a money judgment of $8,866,069.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and IRS-Criminal Investigation.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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