This successful prosecution follows a Surelock investigation on behalf of TRAP. Fake celebrity t-shirts featuring the biggest names in pop including One Direction raked in more than £61,000 for a jewellery shop owner as part of a rogue printing operation. The illegal merchandise was sold over the internet and included bracelets and hoodies. They carried […]
One Direction Merchandise Forger Ordered to Pay Back £140k
The successful prosecution of Gary Simpson followed investigative work carried out by Surelock. Gary Simpson made copies of bands including One Direction, Justin Bieber and JLS and made counterfeit prints onto clothing he then sold via eBay. A forger who sold thousands of items of fake One Direction merchandise has been ordered to pay the […]
Two Prosecuted by Caerphilly Trading Standards over Fake Goods
The successful prosecution of Darren Greenhaf follows an investigation and evidence provided by Surelock. Caerphilly Trading Standards have issued a warning for residents to be on their guard against fake goods. The warning comes after two men were prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council for selling counterfeit goods and tobacco. Darren Greenhaf, 40 of Heol […]
Football Kit Man Sentenced for Making Fake One Direction Shirts
A football kit man ran a lucrative sideline flogging thousands of fake One Direction hoodies and T-shirts online. Gary Simpson churned out the bogus boy band gear from the clubhouse at Moorside Rangers, using the equipment intended for printing names and numbers on strips. Simpson, 55, had no licence to use the pop stars’ branding, […]
Jailed One Direction Ebay Fraudster Must Hand Over £35,000
Following a joint investigation by Doncaster Trading Standards and Surelock, a trader who sold fake merchandise over the internet for pop acts including One Direction has been ordered by the courts to hand over nearly £35,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Adrian Lindley, from the Lindholme area of Doncaster, was jailed last year after […]
Jailed Ebay Fraudster Must Hand Over £35k
Following a joint investigation by Doncaster Trading Standards and Surelock, a trader who sold fake merchandise over the internet for pop acts including One Direction has been ordered by the courts to hand over nearly £35,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Adrian Lindley, from the Lindholme area of Doncaster, was jailed last year after […]
Ricky Dean Baker T/A Ricky’s Fashions Sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court
On Friday 9 March 2012 Surelock raided Ricky’s Fashions, 81-83 Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 4GX, with Sheffield Trading Standards officers following a Surelock covert investigation. The Surelock team, Police and trading standards officers visited the shop, which was mainly selling ladies wear, and found one “Take That” heat transfer, a vinyl cutter and heat press. The owner. Mr. Ricky Baker, […]
Owner Sentenced After Surelock Investigates Ricky’s Fashions
On Friday 9 March 2012 Surelock raided Ricky’s Fashions, 81-83 Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 4GX, with Sheffield Trading Standards officers following a Surelock covert investigation. The Surelock team, Police and trading standards officers visited the shop, which was mainly selling ladies wear, and found one “Take That” heat transfer, a vinyl cutter and heat press. The owner. Mr. Ricky Baker, […]