SEATTLE – A former Whidbey Island man today admitted he made more than $2 million by hawking counterfeit fitness equipment and blenders on the Internet.
Bryan Polee, 28, faces up to a decade in prison and a $2 million fine for a counterfeit scheme he operated out of his former Oak Harbor home. Polee now lives in Riverside, Calif.
According to federal investigators, Polee imported counterfeit merchandise from China and sold the items over eBay. He sold thousands of counterfeit Bowflex machines, AB Lounges, Magic Bullet blenders and Liberator Cushions. The items, many advertised in television infomercials, were fakes with counterfeit labels, investigators said.
His last shipment was seized at the Port of Tacoma in April. The shipment was worth $760,000 and is expected to be destroyed.
As part of his plea agreement Polee is expected to forfeit $30,000 in cash, a 2003 Cadillac CTS and a 2000 Jaguar S-Type. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 15.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
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