Three Indicted In Large Scale Nike Sample Larceny
A federal grand jury has indicted two former Nike employees and one Florida guy for running a Nike sample theft scheme, dating back almost a decade. In accordance with The Oregonian, former workers Kyle K. Yamaguchi, Tung W. Ho and Denise W.C. Yee, as well as Yamaguchi's wife, Shu-Chu Yamaguchi, and sneaker reseller Jason M. Keating, were involved with a scheme that stretched from 2006 to 2014. Ho faces counts of wire fraud, while Kyle K. mens nike free run 3 black.amaguchi is accused of interstate transport of stolen goods and Keating faces an added reception of stolen goods charge. Details of the scheme are amazingly alarming, as both indicted emplo nike free 5.0 v4 mens.ees held highly influential places within Nike. Yamaguchi, 33, was Nike's Promotional Merchandise Manager for Nike's basketball department with his main responsibility being to develop athletic ventures and allocate advertising samples for the league's most revered sportsmen, as well as key influencers. The job was later taken on by Ho, 35, after he was personally picked by Yamaguci as his replacement. Ho was fired over allegations of larceny. Federal charges come on the heels of a lawsuit brought forth by Nike against the aforementioned individuals in an attempt to regain losses from the unsanctioned sneaker sales. The scheme had Yamaguchi masterminding and covering up a ring that is complex with the help of Ho. The larceny primarily included the cheap nike free run.rdering of added promotional shoes from Nike factories (billed to various subsidiaries) and later reselling the stolen shoes to Keatin, who paid almost $680,000 to March 2014 for 930 pairs of shoes from September 2012.