Chinese Man Gets Prison For Counterfeit Exports
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
A Chinese businessman who sold phony Cisco computer parts to U.S. buyers has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.
The U.S. attorney’s office announced the sentence Friday against Yongcai Li, who was also ordered to repay nearly $800,000 to Cisco Systems Inc.
Prosecutors say Li, who had a technology company in China, obtained counterfeits of Cisco products that he shipped to the United States in 2005 and 2006. The indictment alleges the products had phony Cisco trademarks.
He was arrested in January 2009 while visiting Las Vegas and was sent to Los Angeles for prosecution. He pleaded guilty last fall to a count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and was sentenced on Jan. 25.
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