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Maryland Man Admits To Smash-Grab Robbery Of High-End Items At Massachusetts Gucci Store: Feds Maryland Man Admits To Smash-Grab Robbery Of High-End Items At Massachusetts Gucci Store: Feds
Maryland Man Admits To Smash-Grab Robbery Of High-End Items At Massachusetts Gucci Store: Feds A Maryland man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a high-end outlet store in Massachusetts and then attempting to take the haul back to the DC area, federal authorities announced. Baltimore native Nathaniel Owens, 33, admitted to his role in a smash and grab at the Gucci store in the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham with two others, according to officials. Owens, cohorts Linworth Hayes Crawford III and Ronald Patterson, Jr. were indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2023 following their arrests.…

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by Zak Failla
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New Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Her NY Boutique New Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Her NY Boutique
New Info Outlines Scheme By Woman Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At Her NY Boutique Just after a Long Island woman was busted for allegedly operating a trademark counterfeiting boutique, new details have emerged outlining her scheme. Suffolk County mother of four, Lindsay Castelli, age 31, of Smithtown, surrendered to the Nassau County Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday, Oct. 7, following an investigation that began in April 2021. According to detectives, in April 2021 an extensive investigation with the assistance of the US Postal inspectors was conducted at Linny’s Boutique located at 1032 Old Country Road in Plainview. During a warrant raid of the business, Nassau County…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At NY Boutique, Police Say Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At NY Boutique, Police Say
Owner Nabbed For $40M Trademark Counterfeiting At NY Boutique, Police Say A New York woman has been charged with trademark counterfeiting after tens of millions of dollars in fake labels for such high-end brands as Gucci and Prada were allegedly found at her boutique. The combined value of the items was over $40,000,000, police said. Long Island resident Lindsay Castelli, age 31, of Smithtown, surrendered to the Nassau County Asset Forfeiture Unit on Friday, Oct. 7, following an investigation that began in April 2021. According to detectives, in April 2021 an extensive investigation with the assistance of the US Postal inspectors was conducted at Linny…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Converting Profits From Knock-Off 'Gucci' Into Bitcoin Is Indicted Man Accused Of Converting Profits From Knock-Off 'Gucci' Into Bitcoin Is Indicted
Man Accused Of Converting Profits From Knock-Off 'Gucci' Into Bitcoin Is Indicted A Central Mass man has been accused of using Bitcoin to launder profits from the sale of illegal items such as knock-off Gucci bags. On Thursday, March 4, Alan Joseph 32, of Fitchburg, was indicted by a grand jury on the charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, and 4 counts of money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said. From August 2020 to February 2021, Joseph allegedly engaged in 4 financial transactions in which he used money he thought had been obtained through the sale of contraband and turned it into Bitcoin as a way to make the source of…

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by Kristin Palpini