New York man convicted, sentenced for attempting to sell counterfeit goods

 WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Xian Chen Chen, 39, of Flushing, New York, was convicted and sentenced today for attempting to sell counterfeit goods in the Wheeling, West Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts areas, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
 
Chen attempted to sell counterfeit goods purported to be from Tory Burch, Tiffany  & Co., The  North  Face,  Coach  Services,  Inc.,  Apple,  Inc., Beats Electronics,  Chanel,  Inc.,  Gucci  America,  Inc.,  Louis  Vuitton, Michael  Kors, L.L.C.,  Jimmy  Choo,  Ray  Ban,  Fendi,  Ed  Hardy,  Dooney  & Bourke,  Bvlgari, Hello Kitty, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior, Juicy Couture, Prada, Marc Jacobs, Versace, Armani, Burberry, and Oakley.                                       

Chen pled guilty today to an Information charging him with one count of “Entry of Good by Means of False Statements.” Chen also pled guilty to a separate Information charging him with the same offense which was transferred to the Northern District of West Virginia from the District of Massachusetts. He was sentenced today to an 11 month combination of imprisonment and community confinement on each count. The sentences will run concurrently. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim companies.
 
Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Bernard prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mountaineer Highway Interdiction Team (MHIT) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pittsburgh and Boston Divisions investigated. MHIT is a collaborative effort through the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program and is comprised of officers and agents from the West Virginia State Police, the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department, the Wheeling Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
 
U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Seibert presided over the plea hearing and U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided over the sentencing hearing.