Five People Charged In New York With Trafficking $73 Million In Counterfeit Nike Air Jordans

It’s gotta be the shoes! Except these weren’t THE shoes. Five people have been charged in New York with trafficking in counterfeit Nike Air Jordans, sneakers that, if authentic, would have been worth $73 million, according to the NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations. The counterfeit sneakers look like real Air Jordans in design and color but lack the logos that are registered trademarks, court records said. After the fakes arrived at the Port of Newark from China, they were taken to locations in Brooklyn and Queens where the logos were added and then distributed for sale, NYPD and HSI investigators said. For the last two years the counterfeiting ring has shipped 42 containers full of these generic sneakers that would retail for $190 per pair, court records said. Read more at ABC News.