Online counterfeits seller sentenced
A woman who sold counterfeit clothing has been sentenced to community service
Posted 24 May 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|South West
UPDATES: A trader who sold counterfeit goods online has been sentenced after investigators uncovered large quantities of fake branded clothing and footwear, reinforcing the consequences of intellectual property crime.
A woman from Sherborne, Dorset, has pleaded guilty of trade marking offences after being found with more than 300 items of counterfeit clothing in her van.
Following a prosecution brought by Dorset Council Trading Standards, Tracey Hampson was sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work on May 18 at Weymouth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to four offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994...
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