美國起訴22名向美國走私假貨的中國人

A federAl court in New York has charged 22 Chinese importers with smuggling nearly half-a-billion dollars in counterfeit goods into the United States from China.

The fake products include such popular luxury items as Louis Vuitton bags, Michael Kors wallets, and Chanel perfume.

Twenty-one of the defendants were arrested Thursday.

U.S. attorneys say the suspects allegedly smuggled the China-made counterfeit goods in large shipping containers disguised as legitimate products and brought them into ports in New York and New Jersey.

The defendants apparently intended to sell the fake products across the United States with a street value of nearly $500 million.

Along with smuggling and trafficking in counterfeit goods, the suspects are also charged with money laundering and immigration fraud.

"The illegal smuggling of counterfeit goods poses a real threat to honest business," Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said. "The Department of Justice is committed to holding accountable those who seek to exploit our borders by smuggling counterfeit goods for sale on the black market."紐約的一個聯邦法院起訴22名中國人，罪名是從中國往美國走私將近5億美元的假貨。

這些假貨包括路易威登手袋、邁克高仕錢包和香奈兒香水等奢侈品。

這些被告當中的21人在星期四被捕。

美國聯邦檢察官說，據稱這些嫌疑人用集裝箱把僞裝成合法產品的中國造假貨走私進紐約和新澤西的港口。

看來這些嫌疑人打算在美國各地出售這些假貨。這些假貨的售價將近5億美元。

除了走私和販賣假貨之外，這些嫌疑人的罪名還有洗錢和移民欺詐。

美國助理司法部長布里安·本茨考斯基說：“走私假貨對正當生意構成嚴重威脅。司法部致力於把尋求走私假貨到黑市銷售的人繩之以法。”