Police Seize $160,000 Worth of Fake Nikes

By Soyoung Kwak in News on Jul 18, 2010 6:00PM

Chicago police have seized $160,000 worth of counterfeit Nike athletic shoes, including Air Jordans. Boe Eng, the 43 year-old man who owns the South Loop business where these fake shoes were discovered, has been charged with both theft and unauthorized use of trademarks yesterday. The police were able to take Eng into custody after being tipped off by someone that there was a possibility that counterfeit shoes were being sold to civilians:

Police visited the store earlier in the week after learning that a man matching Eng’s description was selling the shoes to selective customers who were instructed to knock three times on the rear door.

The police released a search warrant after obtaining this information and actually purchased sixteen boxes of shoes with cash. The police also stated that Eng "indicated that he was expecting a large shipment of Nikes that same day." It is highly unlikely that His Airness, Michael Jordan, approves of this at all.