美国起诉22名向美国走私假货的中国人

A federal court in New York has charged 22 Chinese importers with smuggling nearly half-a-billion dollars in counterfeit goods into the United States from China.

The fake products include such popular luxury items as Louis Vuitton bags, Michael Kors wallets, and Chanel perfume.

Twenty-one of the defendants were arrested Thursday.

U.S. attorneys say the suspects allegedly smuggled the China-made counterfeit goods in large shipping containers disguised as legitimate products and brought them into ports in New York and New Jersey.

The defendants apparently intended to sell the fake products across the United States with a street value of nearly $500 million.

Along with smuggling and trafficking in counterfeit goods, the suspects are also charged with money laundering and immigration fraud.

"The illegal smuggling of counterfeit goods poses a real threat to honest business," Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski said. "The Department of Justice is committed to holding accountable those who seek to exploit our borders by smuggling counterfeit goods for sale on the black market."纽约的一个联邦法院起诉22名中国人，罪名是从中国往美国走私将近5亿美元的假货。

这些假货包括路易威登手袋、迈克高仕钱包和香奈儿香水等奢侈品。

这些被告当中的21人在星期四被捕。

美国联邦检察官说，据称这些嫌疑人用集装箱把伪装成合法产品的中国造假货走私进纽约和新泽西的港口。

看来这些嫌疑人打算在美国各地出售这些假货。这些假货的售价将近5亿美元。

除了走私和贩卖假货之外，这些嫌疑人的罪名还有洗钱和移民欺诈。

美国助理司法部长布里安·本茨考斯基说：“走私假货对正当生意构成严重威胁。司法部致力于把寻求走私假货到黑市销售的人绳之以法。”