FRESNO—Antonio Hernandez Sanchez, 27, of
Stockton, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Anthony W.
Ishii to one year and six months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to
commit criminal copyright infringement and traffic in counterfeit labels and
counterfeit documentation and packaging, United States Attorney Benjamin B.
Wagner announced today.
According to court documents, between
June 2011 and July 25, 2011, Sanchez sold counterfeit music CDs at the Modesto
7th Street flea market. The counterfeit music CDs were supplied to him through
a warehouse in Modesto. On July 25, 2011, law enforcement officers seized
approximately 6,512 music CDs from Sanchez. Sanchez pleaded guilty to the
charges on March 12, 2012.
This case was the product of an
investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sacramento Valley
Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, with assistance from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s
Department. Assistant United States Attorney Henry Z. Carbajal, III prosecuted
the case.
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