A new indictment tacks on additional charges to the case against a Battle Ground man indicted in federal court in February for allegedly selling counterfeit Microsoft software on the Internet over a period of 10 years.
Wayne Chih-Wei Shu, 44, and his wife, Maynila Voravongseng, were charged with six counts of failure to file a corporate tax return and three counts of failure to file income taxes, according to the superseding indictment.
Shu, 44, was previously indicted on six counts of mail fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods and trafficking in illicit labels, according to a bulletin from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle. Shu pleaded not guilty to those charges in March.
Shu’s trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. May 11 in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
The Columbian was unable to reach Shu or Voravongseng for comment. It was not immediately clear when Voravongseng would appear in court.
The couple failed to file personal income taxes in 2004, 2005 and 2006, according to the indictment. Over that period, the couple failed to report $425,431.85 in personal income, according to the indictment.
The indictment alleges the couple failed to file corporate taxes during the same stretch for Micro Sharp Inc. and Meet Your Price Inc.
Shu owned and operated four companies that allegedly sold counterfeit software, or software that had been tampered with, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The sales allegedly included kits that contained several components, some genuine, some not, that made it difficult for customers to find out the software was counterfeit.
The companies were called Micro Sharp Inc., Micro Sharp Technologies Inc., Microsharp.com.Inc, and Meet Your Price Inc., the bulletin said.
Officials say Shu took in $1.75 million in 2004 through 2006, and also sold counterfeit licenses and certificates to deceive customers.
“Shu continued his sales even after Microsoft sent him multiple ‘cease and desist’ letters,” the bulletin said.
The indictment asks that Shu be ordered to forfeit $1.7 million, plus his home and luxury car as proceeds of the alleged crimes.
If convicted, Shu could face a long prison sentence and stiff fines, including up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine for mail fraud alone, the bulletin said.
If convicted for failing to file personal and corporate taxes, Shu and Voravongseng face up to nine years in prison and a fine up to $15,000.
Source:A new indictment tacks on additional charges to the case against a Battle Ground man indicted in federal court in February for allegedly selling counterfeit Microsoft software on the Internet over a period of 10 years.
Wayne Chih-Wei Shu, 44, and his wife, Maynila Voravongseng, were charged with six counts of failure to file a corporate tax return and three counts of failure to file income taxes, according to the superseding indictment.
Shu, 44, was previously indicted on six counts of mail fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods and trafficking in illicit labels, according to a bulletin from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle. Shu pleaded not guilty to those charges in March.
Shu’s trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. May 11 in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
The Columbian was unable to reach Shu or Voravongseng for comment. It was not immediately clear when Voravongseng would appear in court.
The couple failed to file personal income taxes in 2004, 2005 and 2006, according to the indictment. Over that period, the couple failed to report $425,431.85 in personal income, according to the indictment.
The indictment alleges the couple failed to file corporate taxes during the same stretch for Micro Sharp Inc. and Meet Your Price Inc.
Shu owned and operated four companies that allegedly sold counterfeit software, or software that had been tampered with, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The sales allegedly included kits that contained several components, some genuine, some not, that made it difficult for customers to find out the software was counterfeit.
The companies were called Micro Sharp Inc., Micro Sharp Technologies Inc., Microsharp.com.Inc, and Meet Your Price Inc., the bulletin said.
Officials say Shu took in $1.75 million in 2004 through 2006, and also sold counterfeit licenses and certificates to deceive customers.
“Shu continued his sales even after Microsoft sent him multiple ‘cease and desist’ letters,” the bulletin said.
The indictment asks that Shu be ordered to forfeit $1.7 million, plus his home and luxury car as proceeds of the alleged crimes.
If convicted, Shu could face a long prison sentence and stiff fines, including up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine for mail fraud alone, the bulletin said.
If convicted for failing to file personal and corporate taxes, Shu and Voravongseng face up to nine years in prison and a fine up to $15,000.
