Online counterfeit sellers sentenced
A duo who sold dangerous electrical goods have been given suspended jail sentences
Posted 02 August 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|London
UPDATES: Sellers of counterfeit goods have been sentenced following an investigation into large-scale online trademark offences, underlining the growing focus on disrupting criminal networks operating through internet marketplaces.
A pair of traders who sold £90,000 worth of dangerous counterfeit electrical goods on eBay have been given suspended prison sentences following an investigation by Redbridge Council Trading Standards and the National Trading Standards Tri-Regional Investigation Team.
Amjad Iqbal (48) of Pittman Gardens, Ilford, was sentenced to 22 months, suspended for 24 months, at Snaresbrook Crown...
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