“Nike aggressively protects our brand, our retailers, and most importantly our consumers against counterfeiting. We actively work with law enforcement and customs officials around the world to combat the production and sale of counterfeit product, and are supporting Homeland Security Investigations in this investigation.”
Selling fakes will never prosper and this is a prime example as to why. Nike or any brand for that matter will find out and while of course the profit earned from doing so was well in the millions you will face jail time. If you’ve been on plenty of sneaker sites you may have come across the logo seen above in an ad which is from get-supplied.com or as they are also known as, Supplied or Supplied PDX. Well it has been reported by KOIN 6 News that the man responsible for Suppled PDX, James Pepion, has in fact been arrested and accused of selling fake sneakers and making $2,615,988 since 2012. He hasn’t been charged just yet but he faces wire fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods and money laundering.
During the search of Pepion’s residence there was a seizing of 1,560 pair of Nike sneakers, 40 pair of Adidas sneakers, 7 pair of Asics sneakers, 5 boxes of shoe boxes and packaging material, not to mention the other miscellaneous items found. Nike initiated their investigation on Pepion this March 5th and the bust took place this April 6th,
Import records reviewed by investigators using Pepion’s various addresses and determined there were roughly 100 shipments to him at various addresses between May 2009 and January 2015. “The imported items were from Hong Kong and China, and most were described as shoes or footwear,” a federal search warrant showed.
Between March 20, 2015 and November 2, 2015, agents in Portland stopped several packages as they were headed to Pepion in Happy Valley. Of the 17 searches, “all of the shipments were counterfeit except one,” according to the search warrant.
Agents seized trash from Pepion’s residence on the 15000 block of SE Aspen Way and collected his financial records on August 27, 2015.
To read up more on this story head to KOIN.com and as this story develops we will keep you guys updated. I hope you weren’t one of those who fell victim to purchasing fakes.
