Monday South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced the seizure of over $15,000,000.00 in counterfeit merchandise in Anderson County.
The merchandise was seized from Kirk’s Collectibles at the Anderson Mall on February 8th in a joint operation involving Homeland Security Investigations, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Secretary of State’s Office. No arrests were made, but the investigation remains ongoing.
Items seized include counterfeit Super Bowl rings, as well as championship rings for the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL and the NCAA. Several rings and other items bearing the logos of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina were also seized. If the counterfeit items seized were legitimate, the value would have totaled over 15.7 million dollars.
Hammond said " In addition to causing billions in damage to the nation’s economy each year, trafficking in counterfeit funds organized crime and terrorism".
