T-shirts cheap but fake, cops say

Yusdaniel Rodriguez, 29, who lives in West Chester Township and has an office in Mason, was arrested at a Monroe flea market with 473 suspected counterfeit designer T-shirts plus the one he wore in his mug shot.

Rodriguez is the latest in a series of vendors accused of selling illegal knockoffs of designer items. He was indicted today on three counts of trademark counterfeiting. Those are felony charges that could send him to prison for more than three years if he is convicted.

Parson said Rodriguez was selling T-shirts that he emblazoned with names of Ed Hardy, Affliction and Sinful. Those tattoo-inspired designers are popular with teens and young adults, despite retail prices that hover around $40 to $60.

But Rodriguez was selling knockoffs of those brands for $15 at the Trader’s World Flea Market off Interstate 75, Parson said.

Parson arrested Rodriguez there after an undercover agent, who works on behalf of trademark holders, bought two shirts for $15 each – one of which Rodriguez “made” on the spot at the customer/agent’s request.

Source: Cincinnati.com