sneaker-crime
A former manager at Charlotte-based LaserShip warehouse has pleaded guilty to theft after being charged with stealing packages of Nike sneakers while on the job. According to WSOC-TV Channel 9’s Jason Stoogenke, police say Jarvas Foster stole 11 pairs of Nikes while employed by the delivery company. He was charged with felony larceny by an employee after […]
The lawyers involved in the indictment of Michael Malekzadeh, the founder of the disgraced sneaker resale company Zadeh Kicks, are asking for help in unloading Malekzadeh’s personal assets, including nearly 60,000 pairs of sneakers. In a new court filing this week, Malekzadeh’s court-appointed receiver David P. Stapleton says the Stapleton Group is looking for help to sell […]
Less than a week after Zadeh Kicks was formally charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and money laundering, the disgraced sneaker reseller made a virtual appearance in court today for his arraignment. Zadeh Kicks, real name Michael Malekzadeh, pleaded not guilty to all three counts today in Oregon court. Malekzadeh’s partner and chief financial officer […]
Sneaker-related violence has once again reared its ugly head, this time at Foot Locker in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, a woman was stabbed by a man while in line for a Nike Dunk release Wedneday at Foot Locker on Melrose Avenue. A witness explained to TMZ that there was an argument between the two […]
A former DHL warehouse employee has been charged with stealing Nike merchandise from the company’s processing facility in Memphis, Tennessee. WREG Memphis reports that Chamon Davis was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing around $60,000 worth of Nike products from the delivery company’s Fox Meadows warehouse, which isn’t far away from the Nike North American Logistic Campus, the brand’s primary distribution facility in the […]
Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach have seized 14,806 fake Nike sneakers, NBC Los Angeles reports. The sneakers were discovered during an enforcement exam, when two containers from China were mysteriously marked ‘napkins’ in an attempt to pass through the nation’s largest seaport. In the containers were mostly knockoff Air Jordans, […]
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