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5 Years In Prison For Selling Fake Cisco Gear

Posted by timothy on from the does-that-even-match-the-warranty-period? dept.

angry tapir writes "A Virginia woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for leading a 'sophisticated' conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit Cisco Systems networking equipment. In addition to the prison time, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia also ordered Chun-Yu Zhao, 43, of Chantilly, Virginia, to pay US$2.7 million restitution and a $17,500 fine."

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  1. Punishment should fit the crime by GaryOlson · · Score: 4, Funny

    She should be sentenced to 5 years of pulling cat6 cable thru 200 year old buildings in Boston; and removing all the old POTS wire.

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  2. It's 10 years.... by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..for selling actual Cisco gear.

  3. Re:speculating about the real purpose by queBurro · · Score: 2, Funny

    "although there is little evidence that they understand strategy, tactics, and fleet operations as well as we do", 'the art of war' is more than just a Wesley Snipes film.

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