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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  Tuesday, June 6, 2023

CEO of Dozens of Companies Pleads Guilty to Massive Scheme to Traffic in
Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment

  A Florida resident and dual citizen of the United States and Turkey
  pleaded guilty yesterday in the District of New Jersey to running an
  extensive operation over many years to traffic in fraudulent and
  counterfeit Cisco networking equipment.

  According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court,
  Onur Aksoy, 39, of Miami, ran at least 19 companies formed in New
  Jersey and Florida, as well as approximately 15 Amazon storefronts and
  at least 10 eBay storefronts (collectively, the “Pro Network
  Entities”), that imported from suppliers in China and Hong Kong tens of
  thousands of low-quality, modified computer networking devices with
  counterfeit Cisco labels, stickers, boxes, documentation, and
  packaging, all bearing counterfeit trademarks registered and owned by
  Cisco, that made the goods falsely appear to be new, genuine, and
  high-quality devices manufactured and authorized by Cisco. The devices
  had an estimated total retail value of hundreds of millions of dollars.
  Moreover, the Pro Network Entities generated over $100 million in
  revenue, and Aksoy received millions of dollars for his personal gain.

  The devices the Pro Network Entities imported from China and Hong Kong
  were typically older, lower-model products – some of which had been
  sold or discarded – which Chinese counterfeiters then modified to
  appear to be genuine versions of new, enhanced, and more expensive
  Cisco devices. The Chinese counterfeiters often added pirated Cisco
  software and unauthorized, low-quality, or unreliable components –
  including components to circumvent technological measures added by
  Cisco to the software to check for software license compliance and to
  authenticate the hardware. Finally, to make the devices appear new,
  genuine, high-quality, and factory-sealed by Cisco, the Chinese
  counterfeiters added counterfeited Cisco labels, stickers, boxes,
  documentation, packaging, and other materials.

  Fraudulent and counterfeit products sold by the Pro Network Entities
  suffered from numerous performance, functionality, and safety problems.
  Often, they would simply fail or otherwise malfunction, causing
  significant damage to their users’ networks and operations – in some
  cases, costing users tens of thousands of dollars. Customers of Aksoy’s
  fraudulent and counterfeit devices included hospitals, schools,
  government agencies, and the military.

  Between 2014 and 2022, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized
  approximately 180 shipments of counterfeit Cisco devices being shipped
  to the Pro Network Entities from China and Hong Kong. In response to
  some of these seizures, Aksoy falsely submitted official paperwork to
  CBP under the alias “Dave Durden,” an identity that he used to
  communicate with Chinese co-conspirators. To try to avoid CBP scrutiny,
  Chinese co-conspirators broke the shipments up into smaller parcels and
  shipped them on different days, and Aksoy used fake delivery addresses
  in Ohio. After CBP seized a shipment of counterfeit Cisco products to
  Aksoy and the Pro Network Entities and sent a seizure notice, Aksoy
  often continued to order counterfeit Cisco products from the same
  supplier.

  Between 2014 and 2019, Cisco sent seven letters to Aksoy asking him to
  cease and desist his trafficking of counterfeit goods. Aksoy responded
  to at least two of these letters by causing his attorney to provide
  Cisco with forged documents. In July 2021, agents executed a search
  warrant at Aksoy’s warehouse and seized 1,156 counterfeit Cisco devices
  with a retail value of over $7 million.

  Aksoy pleaded guilty to (1) conspiring with others to traffic in
  counterfeit goods, to commit mail fraud, and to commit wire fraud and
  (2) mail fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 6, and under
  the plea agreement that the court conditionally accepted yesterday
  pending sentencing, faces a sentence of four to six and a half years in
  prison. Also pursuant to the plea agreement, Aksoy must forfeit $15
  million in illicit gains from his scheme and make full restitution to
  his victims. The court will determine the final sentence after
  considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

  Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice
  Department’s Criminal Division; Attorney for the United States Vikas
  Khanna for the District of New Jersey; Acting Special Agent in Charge
  Eddy Wang of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Los Angeles
  Field Office; Special Agent in Charge Bryan Denny of the U.S.
  Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS)
  Western Field Office; Special Agent in Charge Floyd Martinez of the
  General Services Administration Office of Inspector General (GSA-OIG),
  Southeast and Caribbean Division; Special Agent in Charge Greg Gross of
  the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Economic Crimes Field
  Office; Special Agent in Charge Anthony Salisbury of the HSI Miami
  Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Ricky J. Patel of the HSI
  Newark Field Office made the announcement today.

  HSI, DCIS, GSA-OIG, NCIS, and CBP are investigating the case.

  Senior Counsel Matthew A. Lamberti of the Criminal Division’s Computer
  Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney
  Andrew M. Trombly and Senior Trial Counsel Barbara Ward for the
  District of New Jersey are prosecuting the case.

  The CBP Electronics Center of Excellence; the CBP Los Angeles National
  Targeting and Analysis Center; and the CBP Office of Trade, Regulatory
  Audit and Agency Advisory Services, Miami Field Office provided
  valuable assistance.

  If you believe you are a victim of Aksoy or the Pro Network Entities,
  please
  visit [40]www.justice.gov/largecases or [41]www.justice.gov/usao-nj/uni
  ted-states-v-onur-aksoy-pro-network for more information.

  The Pro Network Entities include at least the following:

                           Pro Network Companies

                  Approximate Month and Year of Formation

                            State of Formation

  Pro Network LLC

  August 2013

  New Jersey

  Netech Solutions LLC

  November 2016

  Florida

  Target Network Solutions LLC

  January 2017

  Florida

  Easy Network LLC

  April 2017

  New Jersey

  ACE NETUS LLC (aka Ace Network)

  April 2017

  New Jersey

  My Network Dealer LLC

  April 2017

  New Jersey

  1701 Doral LLC

  May 2017

  New Jersey

  Maytech Trading LLC

  August 2017

  Florida

  NFD Trading LLC

  September 2017

  Florida

  Kenet Solutions LLC

  September 2017

  Florida

  Team Tech Global LLC

  January 2018

  New Jersey

  Tenek Trading LLC

  January 2018

  Florida

  The Network Gears LLC

  February 2018

  Florida

  All Networking Solutions LLC (aka All Network)

  April 2018

  Florida

  San Network LLC

  October 2018

  Florida

  Pro Network US Inc.

  January 2019

  Florida

  Jms Tek LLC

  August 2019

  Florida

  Renewed Equipment LLC

  August 2021

  Florida

  Pro Ship US LLC

  August 2021

  Florida


  Pro Network Amazon Storefronts

                       Approximate Date of Earliest

                              Known Activity

  Albus Trade Hub

  January 2014

  EasyNetworkUS

  March 2014

  Get Better Trade

  July 2015

  Mercadeal

  February 2017

  Netech Solutions

  February 2018

  Netkco LLC

  September 2014

  NFD Trading LLC

  January 2018

  Palm Network Solutions

  June 2017

  Renewed Equip

  August 2017

  Servtaur

  August 2019

  Smart Network

  July 2017

  SOS Tech Trade

  August 2017

  Target-Solutions

  September 2020

  TeamTech Global

  March 2016

  TradeOrigin US

  August 2015


  Pro Network eBay Storefronts

                       Approximate Date of Earliest

                              Known Activity

  connectwus

  March 2014

  futuretechneeds

  July 2017

  getbettertrade

  July 2017

  getontrade

  April 2016

  maytechtradingllc

  October 2017

  netechsolutions

  April 2017

  netkco

  September 2014

  nfdtrading

  February 2018

  smartnetworkusa

  January 2014

  tenektradingllc

  May 2018
  Topic(s):
  Cybercrime
  Financial Fraud
  Component(s):
  [42]Criminal Division
  [43]Criminal - Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
  [44]USAO - New Jersey
  Press Release Number:
  23-629
  Updated June 6, 2023
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