The owner of an El Monte toy import business pleaded no contest Friday to felony charges involving the manufacturing and possession of more than $1.4 million in counterfeit goods, including plush toys, backpacks and playing cards.
Wan Piao — also known as Edison Piao or Edisson Park — pleaded no contest to two counts of counterfeit of registered marks and was immediately sentenced to 90 days of community service, three years of probation and destruction of all counterfeits and machines seized during the investigation, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Piao, now 38, manufactured more than a half-million knock-off items for sale, according to Deputy District Attorney Duke Chau.
The counterfeited goods — counterfeit Pokemon, Hello Kitty, Angry Birds, Lego Ninjago, JanSport, Shopkins and Super Mario merchandise — were discovered by law enforcement at Piao’s two El Monte warehouses in March 2017, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The criminal case was filed against him last October.