eBay Seller Pleads Guilty to Counterfeit Trafficking
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 September 2010 01:40 Written by a2e Thursday, 16 September 2010 01:40
According to United States Attorney Peter Neronha, eBay seller John Buerman, 51, of Rhode Island pleaded guilty in to Internet sales of unregistered, unlabeled pesticides for cats and dogs while infringing on the trademark of two well known national brand names, "Frontline" and "Frontline Plus." Buerman pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods and knowingly using a counterfeit mark; and one count of knowingly distributing and selling a misbranded pesticide.
According to the statement issued by Neronha, Buerman had made more than 3,500 sales through eBay and falsely represented that the pesticides were approved by the EPA. According to the statement, Buerman purchased large quantities of counterfeit pesticides for cats and dogs from distributors in various parts of the world, including several in the United States, as well as Canada, Australia, and China and made 3,579 sales on eBay totaling $174,172 from January 2007 through June 2009 under the name Catsmartplus, which is an active Store on eBay.
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