Dallas Area Man Sentenced for Trafficking Counterfeit Apparel

A Dallas area man who trafficked counterfeit apparel has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.

Joven Joven, 40, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in June 2011 to one count of trafficking in counterfeit trademarks, said U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater ordered Joven to pay $136,397 in restitution and surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on March 6.

According to court documents, Joven and his girlfriend co-owned and operated AnteUp Sales, a Dallas-based company that distributed apparel to online stores.