'Intellectual property theft threatens America’s economic vitality and funds criminal activities and organized crime.'
The package contained 1,708 jewelry items such as rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces.
Prosecutors said he created counterfeit Charles Loloma jewelry pieces and sold them on eBay.
The shipments were mostly from China and Hong Kong and were heading to locations across the U.S.
If genuine, the pieces would have had a combined manufacturer’s suggested retail price of over $10.08 million.
If the items been real, their MSRP would have totaled more than $482,000.
The shipment arrived from Hong Kong and was heading to a residence in Ontario.
Two shipments were seized for infringing on the designer’s protected trademarks.
The jewelry was found in three shipments.
The bracelets "lacked fine details, were constructed from cheap material, and contained fake inlayed diamonds," CBP stated.
Had the items been genuine, the total manufacturer’s suggested retail price would have been over $10M.
Two people have been charged in the case.
It arrived in 4 large shipments.
Officers found 1,830 scarves, bracelets, rings and earrings.
The shipments originated from Hong Kong.
Nearly 250 pieces were found.
They came from a plastic goods company in Hong Kong, authorities said.
The counterfeit goods bore names such as Tiffany, Bulgari and Rolex.
$15M in counterfeit merchandise was seized.
'Seizures, like these, will ensure inferior, often dangerous goods do not fall into the hands of everyday Americans,' said the port director.
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