UPDATE: For the full story, check out the article I wrote for The Cary News.If you thought counterfeit goods were limited to Fendi handbags and Air Jordans, think again.
A Lillington man was arrested and charged Friday with two felony counts of criminal use of a counterfeit trademark for selling counterfeit Gibson guitars.
Steven F. Sexton, 48, better known as "that asshole who sold me a shitty guitar" to some in the area, advertised the guitars as Gibon Les Paul models. The guitars were counterfeits of specific Les Paul models, complete with Gibson logos.
One victim, a 15-year-old in Cary, found out the guitar he purchased from Sexton was a fake when he noticed it sounded like crap and took it to a guitar shop, according to a report from the N.C. Secretary of State.
Five counterfeit Les Pauls were seized upon a search of Sexton's property. Two other victims also turned over the fakes they'd purchased to help with the investigation.
I guess sometimes a great deal just isn't what it seems.
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