"Allegedly, Aksoy imported tens of thousands of fraudulent Cisco devices from China and Hong Kong. He then created at least 19 companies in New Jersey and Florida, dubbed the “Pro Network,” to help him resell the hardware as genuine through the e-commerce sites... The Cisco equipment Aksoy allegedly sold was usually older, lower-end models that were previously bought or discarded. Counterfeiters in China then modified the equipment, making the devices appear as if they were genuine newer or more expensive Cisco product models..." https://www.pcmag.com/news/ceo-arrested-for-selling-1-billion-in-fake-cisco-hardware-on-amazon-ebay US Dept. of Justice press release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ceo-...me-traffic-estimated-1-billion-fraudulent-and
And it appears they never reported this activity to the U.S. Justice Dept.? If they did report, it took the Justice Dept. all this time to investigate and final indict?