United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that QI JIN CHEN, also known as JIMMY CHEN, 37, of Stockton, pleaded
links of london guilty to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and one count of structuring cash transactions to avoid mandatory reporting requirements.
This case is the product of a joint
links of london items investigation by the United States Secret Service, Placer County Sheriff's Office, the Galt Police Department, and an Internal Revenue Service financial crimes task force, which includes agents from IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Sacramento Police Department, the Sacraento County Sheriff's Department, and Immigrations
links of london on sale and Customs Enforcement.According to Assistant United States Attorneys
Robin R. Taylor and Jean M. Hobler, who are prosecuting the case, CHEN admitted during his plea today that he was both a wholesaler and a retailer of counterfeit goods in major quantities. In
links of london charms on sale a search conducted in October 2008, law enforcement agents seized truckloads of counterfeit items that, had they been genuine, would be valued at over $7 million.
Items seized from CHEN ranged from inferior power strips marked with the "uL" quality symbol to counterfeit purses purporting to be from manufacturers like Chanel, Dolce & Gabanna, and Fendi, to jewelry purporting to be from manufacturers like Tiffany and Juicy Couture.
"Speaking of gifts - look." Yoshi raised her wrist, making her new bangle sparkle.
Rhys studied the bracelet. "Lovely. Where 'd you get it?"
"Rasimet. I admired it and she just gave it to me."
Ivan nodded. "That's part of their culture, apparently. If someone admires something you possess, you offer it as a gift. Rather a lovely idea. We've had to learn to be careful not to react too strongly to things they show us and to take note when one of them expresses a desire for something of ours."
"Oh." Yoshi turned her dark gaze to Ivan, who seemed to quiver. "I hope I didn't insult Rasimet by trying to refuse her gift- or by not noticing that she wanted something from me. "
"Oh, you can't miss it when one of them wants something. It starts with pointing and smiling and nodding and if that doesn't do the trick, they'll touch it or ask to hold it."
Yoshi glanced at Rhys, gripping her Lingua Franca protectively. "Some of them have seemed very excited by the LF, Rhys. If they . . . well, do I have to give it to them?"
That was a good question. The LF was too vital a piece of equipment to fall victim to the "Santa Clause." And it would serve little useful purpose among the Arkuit.
Those concerns barely registered. Rhys Llewellyn was entirely focused on the fact that Yoshi had called him "Rhys" without having to be prompted.
For safety's sake, they downloaded Yoshi's lingua-base and field notes to a second LF unit and backed it up on the Ceilidh's computer for good measure. Yoshi explained to Rasimet what the LF was and how it served their mission.
"It would be difficult," she said tentatively, "to work without it. If s
