A man from Anaheim will be spending some time in jail after pleading guilty to importing $2 million worth of fake Disney pins from China that he had planned to sell online.
Robert Edward Smyrak, 52, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the sale of counterfeit goods and felony manufacturing. Smyrak was also given three years probation and was ordered to pay restitution. The amount Smyrak must pay Disney will be determined during a scheduled hearing for November 16.
The co-defendant, Larry James Allred, 57, still faces trademark counterfeit charges, including felony manufacturing and sale of counterfeit goods. Allred is also facing sentencing enhancements for two prior convictions — one conviction of rape in 1975 and multiple kidnapping and rape convictions in 1978. Allred remains in custody under $1 million bail, and has his next court date on October 12.
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I think I just bought fake pins! I know because of the same picture.
I would be worried to buy things like that on eBay…and Vinylmations!
I would be worried to buy things like that on eBay…and Vinylmations!
Wow, I’ll probably never buy pins off of Ebay now. Can’t be trusted, but good thing he got found out.
I read several newspaper articles online. The guy is a pervert and a con artist. I would give kids pins when I traded. It hurt to see little kids who got stuck with travel company pins that they could not trade or other pins they could not trade. I am so angry right now.
Good to hear he is going to jail and not just probation. How dare he mess with Disney addicts.
glad to see our court system at work. This is the kinda person who ruins things for fans like us, and I’m glad he’s getting jail time. 😀