Man allegedly sold $300K in fake designer bags out of NHP store: Singas

Rebecca Klar
Edid Yakubov, 56, from Queens, was arraigned Tuesday for allegedly selling counterfeit bags, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said. (Photo courtesy of the Nassau County District Attorney's Office)

A Queens man was arraigned Tuesday after allegedly selling approximately $300,000 worth of fake designer bags out of his New Hyde Park shoe repair store, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced in a release Wednesday.

Edid Yakubov, 56, was arraigned before Judge Maxine Broderick on one count of first degree counterfeiting. He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court on August 14.

The District Attorney’s office and the Nassau County Police Department started a joint investigation of Yakubov’s store, Ral’s Shoe Repair located at 1633a Hillside Ave., in April, following a tip.

The investigation found Yakubaov was buying counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Michael Kors handbags for $25 to $30 and selling them for $45, the District Attorney’s office said.

The Nassau County Police Department’s Asset Forfeiture and Intelligence Divisions had seized approximately $300,000 worth of counterfeit handbags and several watches from the store by the time of the June 19 arrest, the District Attorney’s office said.

Police found approximately $300,000 worth of fake goods at Yakubov’s New Hyde Park store.
(Photo courtesy of the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office)

“Knockoff products can pose health and safety threats, damage reputable brands, and those who sell them frequently cheat the public by evading taxes,” Singas said. “My office will continue to protect taxpayers and law-abiding businesses through our aggressive pursuit of counterfeiters operating in Nassau.”

The goods were determined counterfeit by an expert on intellectual property and luxury good, the District Attorney’s office said.

Assistant District Attorney Melissa Scannell of Singas’ Rackets and Enterprise Crime Bureau is prosecuting the case.

Yakubov is represented by the Legal Aid Society.

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