A Lawrence man was arrested this week for passing off hundreds of thousands of fake Nintendo gaming accessories on Amazon for up to $2 million in sales, according to the Nassau County district attorney.
Isaac Lapidus, 34, was charged with trademark counterfeiting and fourth-degree conspiracy in Nassau District Court. He pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released without bail.
Prosecutors say that between October 2018 and September , Lapidus set up five separate seller accounts on Amazon to hawk fake Nintendo Switch docking stations, Switch dock adapters and Pokémon Go Plus accessories. He sold the items under the names PandaVida Inc., Unibabe, ABC of product, this too shall pass, and Zuzu Cares 4 U (now listed as ArminStore on Amazon).
All the accounts listed the same 4217 Austin