Vol. 7 • No. 23 • June 22, 2009 - Print This Issue
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Vol. 7 • No. 23 • June 22, 2009, GOODS & SERVICES
Two Indicted In Counterfeit IGT Slot Scheme
Federal authorities have indicted two in an alleged plot to counterfeit computer programs and slot cabinets to sell machines under IGT trademarks.
A Cuban national and a Florida native have been indicted in a scheme to manufacture and sell counterfeit video slot machines bearing the brand and logo of International Game Technology.
According to the indictment, unsealed last week, Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera of Cuba and Henry Mantilla of Florida made unauthorized copies of IGT slots between August 2007 and April 2009.
Cabrera owned a company called FE Electronic in Latvia, and Mantilla owned a company called Southeast Gaming, Inc., in Cape Coral, Florida. The indictment charges that the two conspired to copy IGT video slot computer programs and place counterfeit labels bearing IGT’s registered trademark on the programs, install them in IGT cabinets, and sell them through their respective companies to casinos in Latvia.
The scheme was uncovered through a joint effort of the FBI, the Latvian Ministry of Interior and IGT.
Each man was charged with one count of conspiracy, two counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods, two counts of trafficking in counterfeit labels and two counts of criminal copyright infringement.
Each faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
According to the indictment, unsealed last week, Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera of Cuba and Henry Mantilla of Florida made unauthorized copies of IGT slots between August 2007 and April 2009.
Cabrera owned a company called FE Electronic in Latvia, and Mantilla owned a company called Southeast Gaming, Inc., in Cape Coral, Florida. The indictment charges that the two conspired to copy IGT video slot computer programs and place counterfeit labels bearing IGT’s registered trademark on the programs, install them in IGT cabinets, and sell them through their respective companies to casinos in Latvia.
The scheme was uncovered through a joint effort of the FBI, the Latvian Ministry of Interior and IGT.
Each man was charged with one count of conspiracy, two counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods, two counts of trafficking in counterfeit labels and two counts of criminal copyright infringement.
Each faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
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