Fraud! 1,000 Fake Designer Jeans Found in Traffic Stop
Thursday, Nov 20, 2008 | Updated 3:26 PM EST
AP
A man is arrested and charged with trademark counterfeiting after police find nearly 1,000 pairs of fake pricey jeans in his van during a traffic stop.
New York police say a van carrying nearly 1,000 pairs of counterfeit jeans -- complete with fake Saks and Bloomingdale's price tags -- has been intercepted because of a broken taillight.
Westchester County police spokesman Kieran Crowley says the driver, 33-year-old Frank Dellisanti of East Hanover, N.J., was arrested overnight and charged with trademark counterfeiting. He was awaiting arraignment Thursday and no lawyer was listed in court.
Crowley says the van was stopped on the Saw Mill Parkway late Wednesday. He says the officer suspected counterfeiting when he saw the garments, and detectives confirmed it.
The jeans were falsely labeled with such brands as Citizens of Humanity and Rock and Republic, some of which sell for nearly $400.
