Three individuals from Whitestone have been charged with the illegal distribution of trademark counterfeited toys.
The operation, which was based in Flushing, was closed down in a sting implemented and executed by Detective James Manaco of the NYPD’s District Attorneys Squad. The sting operation took place on June 20, with two prior meetings where alleged purchases of these items occurred.
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Ying Jiang, 30, of Whitestone, and two employees, Deqiang Luo, 49, of Whitestone and Haiwei Chen, 54, of Flushing, allegedly operated a warehouse stocked from floor to ceiling with counterfeit goods.
The seized goods allegedly contained false trademarks from toy giants such as Disney Entertainment Inc. and Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the company responsible for the Angry Birds franchise. According to Queens DA Richard Brown, “a private investigation service went to the warehouse and observed these items on display shelves in cardboard boxes.”
“The defendants are accused of not running some small mom-and-pop operation, but rather, a well-organized business that catered to retailers throughout the metropolitan area,” Brown said.
The investigator later returned and purchased the counterfeit goods on two occasions. Allegedly Jiang told the investigator that a minimum purchase of six of each item was necessary to complete the sale. The items consisted of knapsacks, watches, toy laptops, toy guns, caps, cars and action figures. Fr
