Counterfeit Computer Software Seized; 6 Arrested
Police have seized about $5.6 million worth of counterfeit computer software from a local business and nearby storage facility and arrested six people, authorities said Wednesday.
Spurred by a tip from Microsoft, police on March 5 searched a building in the 5000 block of Commerce Drive, where they found 3,000 computer discs that apparently were manufactured at the site, said Sgt. Bob Delgado. Two days later police found another 14,000 discs at a Walnut storage facility.
Arrested on suspicion of counterfeiting computer software, Delgado said, were: Shawn Wang, 24, of Arcadia; Kristen Chu, 20; Kai Chen, 23, and Kaiwei Chen, 19, both of Diamond Bar; Kenneth Khoung, 34, of Chino Hills, and Martin Sitter of Arcadia. All were released on $15,000 bail each, Delgado said.
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