Lafayette Hill man charged for smuggling goods into U.S., pirating movies, TV shows
A Lafayette Hill man has been charged by indictment for smuggling goods into the United States, trafficking in counterfeit labels and criminal copyright infringement, according to a press release from the United States Department of Justice. United States Attorney Zane David Memeger announced May 19 that Brian Bethman was charged on May 15. Between April 2010 and April 2011, Bethman smuggled in more than 6,000 audiovisual copies of movies and television shows that were protected by copyright, according to the indictment. The press release says the television shows included, but were not limited to: “House,” “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS,” “Weeds,” “The Office” and “Royal Pains”; the movies included, but were not limited to: “Justfied,” “The Pacific,” “Dead Like Me” and “Bambi.”
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