Leroy Fitzgerald Brathwaite was granted $8000 bail after appearing before Magistrate Kim Butcher in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on multiple charges related to counterfeit goods.
Brathwaite, 58, of Wanstead Garden Heights, St James was charged with
1) Unauthorized use of Trademark Nike.
(2) Possession of goods bearing unauthorized trademark Nike.
(3) Unauthorized use of trademark Puma.
(4) Possession of goods bearing the trademark Puma.
(5) Unauthorized use of trademark Louis Vuitton.
(6) Possession of goods bearing the trademark Louis Vuitton.
(7) Unauthorized use of trademark Jordan.
(8) Possession of goods bearing the trademark Jordan.
He was not required to plead to the offences.
The charges stem from a search warrant executed by officers from the Financial Crimes Investigations Asset Recovery unit on September 7, 2021 at a store owned by Brathwaite.
During the search police discovered a large quantity of goods which were suspected to be counterfeit which included Nike, Jordan, Louis Vuitton and Puma. These items were seized and kept in police custody. The accused was arrested and charged on June 9, 2022.
Brathwaite will return to court on November 16.
