10/13/2022
Long Island ‘boutique’ owner caught with $40M in fake designer goods. “A simple $10 sweatshirt, you put the Chanel brand on it, & it sells for $5,300,.”
A Long Island area boutique owner has been charged with trademark counterfeiting in connection with millions of dollars of fakes.
31-year-old Lindsay Castelli was charged following an 18-month investigation involving multiple agencies, CBS New York reported this week. Castelli, according to a press release from the Nassau County Police Department, was the “sole owner” of Linny’s Boutique in Plainview.
Castelli was arrested last week and is being charged with second-degree trademark counterfeiting, police said. She’s next set to appear in court on Nov. 2. Meanwhile, social media pages for the shop, which is now closed, appear to have been removed.
Inside the shop, it’s alleged by law enforcement that “thousands” of heat-sealed fake labels were discovered. During the execution of a subsequent search warrant, investigators say they found and seized a total of 22 printing press machines, as well as numerous counterfeit pieces posing as items from familiar high-dollar names including Gucci, Prada, Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and more.
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