Authorities seized hundreds of counterfeit sports merchandise items totaling over $29,000 from 46-year-old Shane Burdue’s business “Shane’s Man Cave” in May 2023.
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man will spend over a year in prison for trafficking counterfeit goods for nearly a decade, despite numerous parcel seizures and cease-and-desist letters.
Between July 2014 and May 2023, over 800 international shipments were sent to various Toledo addresses associated with Burdue. Most of the shipments originated in China and several contained counterfeit goods, according to court documents.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized several of the shipments with counterfeit goods. Burdue received several cease-and-desist letters from the Coalition to Advance Protection of Sports Logos (CAPS) which coordinates trademark protection and enforcement for collegiate and national sports teams.
Although several shipments were seized and he received the cease-and-desist letters, Burdue continued selling the counterfeit merchandise. The merchandise was sold at physical locations in …