Friday, March 2, 2012

2 ADMIT SELLING KNOCKOFFS.(CAPITAL REGION)

ALBANY -- Two immigrants who ran a kiosk at Crossgates Mall pleaded guilty Thursday to selling knockoff Gucci and Prada handbags and wallets.

Yang Gang, 24, and Xu Xiumin, 23, pleaded guilty to trademark counterfeiting and could face up to 1 to 3 years in prison, Assistant District Attorney William Andrews said.

The Schenectady residents were arrested June 11 after they had repeatedly ignored orders from mall officials and Guilderland police to post a sign notifying shoppers that the items, which included Gucci, Prada, Kate Spade and other well-known brands, were counterfeit.

Gang and Xiumin operated the kiosk for …

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