$200k in counterfeit designer goods seized in Delray Beach; 84-yr-old store owner arrested
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Inside,'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'deputies say they found hundreds of fake'}, {'start': '26.640', 'end': '31.840', 'text': 'designer bags and shoes from Louis'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.440', 'text': 'Vuitton to Hermes. Deputies say Axel Rod'}, {'start': '31.840', 'end': '35.840', 'text': "didn't have an active business license"}, {'start': '33.440', 'end': '38.559', 'text': 'for his store and attempted and admitted'}, {'start': '35.840', 'end': '40.879', 'text': 'rather to having sold counterfeit items'}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '42.960', 'text': "before. He's facing several charges."}, {'start': '40.879', 'end': '44.640', 'text': 'Detectives say a Crimes Stoppers tip is'}, {'start': '42.960', 'end': '47.280', 'text': 'what brought them to Ronnie Shoes'}, {'start': '44.640', 'end': '49.840', 'text': 'storefront on South Jog Road and West'}, {'start': '47.280', 'end': '52.719', 'text': 'Atlantic Avenue. So, how can you tell'}, {'start': '49.840', 'end': '55.199', 'text': 'the difference between a fake and the'}, {'start': '52.719', 'end': '57.520', 'text': "real deal? Well, it's not always so"}, {'start': '55.199', 'end': '59.960', 'text': 'obvious. Our Jamaica Gibson joins us'}, {'start': '57.520', 'end': '63.879', 'text': 'with more on that.'}, {'start': '59.960', 'end': '67.159', 'text': 'Jamaica. Officials say they seize nearly'}, {'start': '63.879', 'end': '69.200', 'text': '$200,000 worth of fake designer'}, {'start': '67.159', 'end': '71.680', 'text': 'merchandise. Merchandise that would'}, {'start': '69.200', 'end': '74.960', 'text': 'retail for thousands of dollars had it'}, {'start': '71.680', 'end': '77.040', 'text': 'been real. He was selling for $50 to'}, {'start': '74.960', 'end': '78.880', 'text': '$150.'}, {'start': '77.040', 'end': '82.080', 'text': 'And that should be your first sign that'}, {'start': '78.880', 'end': '85.200', 'text': "what you're buying is most likely fake."}, {'start': '82.080', 'end': '88.560', 'text': 'A counterfeit goods operation busted in'}, {'start': '85.200', 'end': '91.280', 'text': 'Delray Beach. Officials say 84 year old'}, {'start': '88.560', 'end': '93.439', 'text': 'Ronald Axelrod, the owner of Ronnie'}, {'start': '91.280', 'end': '96.320', 'text': 'Shoes, has been selling more than just'}, {'start': '93.439', 'end': '99.200', 'text': 'footwear at his business. According to'}, {'start': '96.320', 'end': '101.520', 'text': 'this report, inside a back room, tons of'}, {'start': '99.200', 'end': '104.799', 'text': 'knockoff accessories and handbags was'}, {'start': '101.520', 'end': '107.280', 'text': 'being stored. From Chanel to Prada to'}, {'start': '104.799', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'Louis Vuitton, you name it, officials'}, {'start': '107.280', 'end': '111.600', 'text': 'say he was selling it. Jennifer'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '114.000', 'text': 'Schneider works at Style Encore in Palm'}, {'start': '111.600', 'end': '116.240', 'text': 'Beach Gardens, which sells gently used'}, {'start': '114.000', 'end': '119.200', 'text': 'clothing and accessories, including'}, {'start': '116.240', 'end': '122.640', 'text': 'designer handbags. So, this one is a'}, {'start': '119.200', 'end': '124.799', 'text': 'Sylvie top handle Gucci. When a customer'}, {'start': '122.640', 'end': '126.880', 'text': 'wants to sell a designer handbag,'}, {'start': '124.799', 'end': '129.280', 'text': 'Jennifer must first authenticate the'}, {'start': '126.880', 'end': '132.080', 'text': 'bag. We asked her how consumers in the'}, {'start': '129.280', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'market for a designer purse can spot the'}, {'start': '132.080', 'end': '136.800', 'text': 'real from the fake. The stitching, the'}, {'start': '134.800', 'end': '138.959', 'text': 'detailing, especially when it comes to'}, {'start': '136.800', 'end': '141.599', 'text': 'the Louis Vuitton. She says counterfeit'}, {'start': '138.959', 'end': '144.160', 'text': 'Louis are on the rise. So, at her shop,'}, {'start': '141.599', 'end': '146.879', 'text': 'they authenticate all bags by snapping a'}, {'start': '144.160', 'end': '148.879', 'text': "couple photos. It's telling me right"}, {'start': '146.879', 'end': '151.920', 'text': 'there what they want, like the zipper'}, {'start': '148.879', 'end': '153.440', 'text': 'logo and the zipper pictures. So I just'}, {'start': '151.920', 'end': '156.560', 'text': 'take multiple pictures so they can see'}, {'start': '153.440', 'end': '160.239', 'text': 'the hardware and sending it to a third'}, {'start': '156.560', 'end': '162.000', 'text': 'party company and within moments see now'}, {'start': '160.239', 'end': '163.840', 'text': 'all the pictures are uploaded so I just'}, {'start': '162.000', 'end': '166.239', 'text': "submit it. There's times they let me"}, {'start': '163.840', 'end': '168.720', 'text': 'know right away. Right now it came back'}, {'start': '166.239', 'end': '171.360', 'text': 'authentic. The ladies I spoke with today'}, {'start': '168.720', 'end': '174.160', 'text': 'say bag buyers should avoid places like'}, {'start': '171.360', 'end': '176.560', 'text': 'Offer Up. And if you want the real deal,'}, {'start': '174.160', 'end': '179.040', 'text': 'the safest route is to buy it from the'}, {'start': '176.560', 'end': '183.200', 'text': 'official store. Reporting in Delray'}, {'start': '179.040', 'end': '183.200', 'text': 'Beach, Jammoka Gibson, CBS12 News.'}]