Breast Cancer Awareness Product Scam Gets Man 1 Year Behind Bars

A 60-year-old Delaware County man who authorities said sold pink products and told customers the proceeds would go towards breast cancer research was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison.

Stephen Voudouris Sr., 60, of Newtown Square will also serve a six-month home detention following the jail sentence.

Voudouris preveiously pled guilty to conspiracy, trafficking in counterfeit goods, smuggling counterfeit goods into the United States and wire fraud.

According to United States Attorney Zane David Memeger, Voudouris owned and operated Misikko.com, an online retailer of luxury hair care appliances, including flat irons and blow dryers.

Voudouris admitted his role in a scheme to sell “Breast Cancer Awareness” products through Misikko.com. The website was designed to make consumers believe that breast cancer charities would benefit from the purchase of certain pink products, authorites said.

But no donations were ever made to a breast cancer charity, according to Memeger.

Additionally, Voudouris admitted to selling conterfeit products.

Misikko.com was not an authorized dealer of brands such as CHI, T3 and Babyliss. As he admitted at his guilty plea, Voudouris sought out Chinese manufacturing companies from which he and his employees could purchase cheap goods bearing counterfeit trademarks of CHI, T3 and Babyliss. Through Misikko.com, the defendant then resold the counterfeit goods as authentic, for top dollar, to the American public, authorities said.

Voudouris was also ordered to pay $150,346 in restitution to the victim companies and individuals, as well as a fine of $10,000.