04:11 PM CDT on Friday, June 12, 2009
khou.com staff report
HOUSTON -- A Sugar Land man was arrested Thursday and charged with selling counterfeit computer products to the U.S. Marine Corps.
Federal agents arrested Ehab Ashoor, 48, at his home and he was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.
The federal indictment charges Ashoor with trafficking in counterfeit Cisco computer products.
The Marines ordered the Cisco products for their operations in Iraq.
Ashoor's company, CDS Federal Inc., was awarded a contract to supply the Cisco products, but he is accused of giving them counterfeits instead.
If convicted, Ashoor faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $2 million.
The criminal charges are the result of a joint investigation conducted by ICE, Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Defense.
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