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Central Ohio Man Facing Charges Of Selling Counterfeit Items

A federal grand jury has indicted a Hilliard man accused of selling counterfeit merchandise. 

Charges facing 33-year-old Rami Hisham Mohammad include conspiring to obtain and sell fake apparel, jewelry and DVDs from his Rock Star Fashions business. According to the indictment, Mohammad conspired with others between December 2008 and January 2012. That's when investigators seized more than five thousand pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes, more than 200 counterfeit Coach purses, as well as other fake items. Mohammad faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted.

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