Miami Jury Convicts Cigar Counterfeiter
A federal jury in Miami returned a guilty verdict today in US v. Penton, finding that defendant Juan Penton had trafficked in counterfeit cigars in violation of 18 USC 2320. I worked on the investigation that led to Penton's arrest as Florida counsel for Altadis USA, along with my former partner, Chuck Grimes. Federal trials of four other accused cigar counterfeiters who were subjects of the same investigation are scheduled for later this fall.