And I did not speak out because I was not a Saints fan:

Nearly two years after Seattle police launched an investigation into the alleged knockoff ring, King County prosecutors have filed counterfeiting charges against the alleged conspirators.

According to court documents, the investigation launched in 2007 netted 40,000 items -- from counterfeit basketball shoes to sunglasses to brand-name handbags -- worth $18 million on the street.

Seattle police initiated the investigation into several Seattle businesses thought to be dealing in counterfeit brand-name merchandise, according to investigators' statements and search warrant requests. Detectives and private investigators hired by the copyright holders made numerous undercover purchases of counterfeit goods, which have now resulted in criminal charges for the first time.

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