$140K In Counterfeit Designer Goods Seized; Woman Charged: PD

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL — A Glendale Heights woman faces felony charges after police say she had two packages containing more than $140,000 of counterfeit designer bags sent to her home from Cambodia.

Angelina Luy, 40, of Glendale Heights, was charged with four counts of felony possession of counterfeit items with intent to sell after an Oct. 24 incident in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized two bags addressed to her that had been declared to have a value of $374, prosecutors say. The bags were found to contain counterfeit belts, wallets, bags and other items designed to pass as Chanel, Christian Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Moschino and Versace products.

The total approximate retail value of the bags was estimated at $140, 176, according to a news release from DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin.

Prosecutors say the bags were brought into Luy's home later that evening. After a search warrant was executed, Luy was further accused of being in possession of more than $96,000 in cash, along with "hundreds of counterfeit items bearing trademarks registered to Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Piaget and Versace," the news release said.

Luy is accused of obtaining and counterfeit goods valued at more than $500,000 since Jan. 2021.

“According to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, in 2020, there were more than 26,500 seizures of counterfeit goods with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price totaling approximately $1.3 billion,” Berlin said in a statement.

He continues, “That $1.3 billion translates to lost profits for United States companies, the loss of United States jobs and ultimately higher prices to the consumer for inferior products. I commend the United States Customs and Border Protection and the United States Homeland Security Investigations as well as the Glendale Heights Police Department for their collaborative efforts that allowed us to put an end to Ms. Luy’s alleged scheme."

Luy is set to appear in court again Jan. 12.

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