{"id":56438,"date":"2024-05-31T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=56438"},"modified":"2024-05-31T13:25:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:25:31","slug":"chinese-arrested-for-alleged-12-3-million-fraud-involving-apple-iphones-and-other-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=56438","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Arrested for Alleged $12.3 Million Fraud Involving Apple iPhones and Other Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56097 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/statue-of-justice-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of justice\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/statue-of-justice-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/statue-of-justice-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/statue-of-justice-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/statue-of-justice-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Five Chinese nationals are accused of operating a large-scale, trans-Pacific counterfeit Apple Inc. device scheme, officials stated Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This operation involved the fraudulent return of thousands of iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products, resulting in at least $12.3 million in losses for the Cupertino-based technology company.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30152 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/China-Flag-300x249.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/China-Flag-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/China-Flag-768x638.png 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/China-Flag-1024x851.png 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/China-Flag.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A federal grand jury charged the following defendants in a 22-count indictment that was unsealed Friday:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Yang Song, 40, of Corona, the alleged ringleader<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Junwei Jiang, 37, of East Los Angeles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Zhengxuan Hu, 26, of Alhambra;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Yushan Lin, 30, of Corona<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Shuyi Xing, 34, of Corona.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">All of the defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">fraud and mail fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, seven counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of mail fraud, and one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">They were arrested on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56048 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Mallet of judge in American courtroom. American flag in courtroom with Judge hammer or Mallet of judge. Justice concept in courtroom.\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x573.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cThe defendants are accused of taking advantage of Apple\u2019s customer-service policies to steal more than $12 million in merchandise,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe defendants allegedly sought to introduce more than 16,000 fraudulent devices into Apple\u2019s product line with the purpose of exchanging them for genuine devices to be sold for profit,\u201d said Special Agent in Charge Tyler Hatcher, IRS Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office. \u201cCI follows the money, and our expertise helps us safeguard U.S. businesses when faced with fraud. We are committed to our partnerships with fellow law enforcement agencies like Homeland Security Investigations to protect our country\u2019s commerce ecosystem by investigating those who seek to take advantage of businesses\u2019 consumer protection programs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13358 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/APPLE-INC-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/APPLE-INC-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/APPLE-INC.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>According to the indictment, from at least December 2015 to March 2024, Song and Jiang coordinated with co-conspirators in China to ship counterfeit Apple iPhones, iPads, and other devices to them and other U.S.-based co-conspirators. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The counterfeit Apple devices shipped to Song, Jiang, and others in the U.S. were designed to look like genuine Apple devices and included identification numbers matching the numbers on real Apple products that had been sold in North America, were owned by real people, and were under warranty through Apple\u2019s manufacturer warranty and AppleCare+, Apple\u2019s extended warranty program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The defendants allegedly then fraudulently returned the counterfeit iPhones, iPads, and other devices to Apple as if they were genuine and had been legitimately purchased, were eligible for Apple\u2019s warranty programs, and were the lawful possessors of the Apple devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The real identification numbers and serial numbers on the counterfeit devices that the defendants allegedly returned were designed to essentially impersonate the real Apple devices owned by real people throughout the United States, which defrauded Apple\u2019s warranty programs and potentially deprived the Apple devices\u2019 lawful owners of the warranty benefits to which they were entitled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The defendants allegedly knowingly and fraudulently represented that the counterfeit Apple devices they returned were genuine but were broken or non-operational and were covered by the company\u2019s warranty programs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56188 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qtq80-6eOJne-850x567.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Some of the false reasons given to Apple Store employees were because the devices purportedly would not power on, were physically damaged, or had other defects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">However, the defendants allegedly knew that the Apple devices they were returning were counterfeit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">They fraudulently used the identification numbers and serial numbers of real people\u2019s Apple devices to victimize both Apple and the device owners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">As part of the scheme, the defendants allegedly visited multiple Apple stores throughout Southern California, including those in Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, Pasadena, Irvine, Northridge, Manhattan Beach, Brea, Rancho Cucamonga, and Cerritos, as well as shopping malls such as The Grove in Los Angeles, South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, and The Americana at Brand in Glendale. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2811 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Homeland-Security-Investigations-Badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"283\" \/>In many cases, they would drive all over Southern California daily and visit as many as ten different Apple stores, where they would allegedly return counterfeit devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Once at the Apple stores, Apple employees then either replaced or repaired the counterfeit Apple device with a genuine Apple device on the same visit or, on other occasions, took the defendants\u2019 counterfeit devices and shipped them to a repair center.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Apple then shipped the defendants a genuine replacement or repaired Apple device to either an Apple store, where the defendants returned to pick up the new device, or to the dozens of mailboxes that the defendants allegedly rented across Southern California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1709 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>As part of the scheme, the defendants allegedly took multiple steps to disguise their identities and hide their fraud over the years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For example, they allegedly rented dozens of mailboxes at UPS stores across Southern California for use in the scheme, including receiving counterfeit devices from China and genuine replacement devices from Apple. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">They allegedly also misspelled the mailing addresses they provided to Apple and added or removed extra characters to disguise the fact that they were processing numerous fraudulent returns of Apple devices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Other times, they allegedly used aliases to make appointments at Apple stores to process their fraudulent device returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">After successfully returning the counterfeit Apple devices for genuine ones, the defendants allegedly shipped the genuine devices to co-conspirators both in the United States and abroad, primarily in China, where the genuine Apple devices were resold at a substantial profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In total, the defendants fraudulently returned and attempted to return more than 16,000 counterfeit Apple devices, causing Apple at least $12.3 million in losses. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If convicted, the defendants would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years\u2019 imprisonment on each of the conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud charges, a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of two years\u2019 imprisonment for the aggravated identity theft charge, and a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years\u2019 imprisonment on the conspiracy to traffic counterfeit goods charge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Homeland Security Investigations and IRS Criminal Investigation are investigating this matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7875994544MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Assistant United States Attorney Andrew M. Roach of the Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section is prosecuting this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES Five Chinese nationals are accused of operating a large-scale, trans-Pacific counterfeit Apple Inc. device scheme, officials stated Friday. 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