United States v. Onur Aksoy (Pro Network)

United States v. Onur Aksoy (Pro Network)

Criminal No. 22-464 (PGS)

United States vs. Onur Aksoy a/k/a “Ron Aksoy” a/k/a “Dave Durden”

Case Summary:

Defendant Onur Aksoy, also known as “Ron Aksoy” and “Dave Durden,” has been charged with running a massive operation to traffic in fraudulent and counterfeit goods from at least as early as 2013 through at least as recently as 2022.  During this period, Aksoy conspired with suppliers in China and Hong Kong and others to import low-quality, modified computer networking devices with counterfeit labels, stickers, boxes, documentation, and packaging that made the goods falsely appear to be new, genuine, and high-quality devices manufactured and authorized by Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”).  Aksoy and his coconspirators then resold those devices in the United States and around the world, falsely representing those devices to buyers as new, genuine, and high-quality Cisco products.  During the conspiracy, Aksoy and his coconspirators imported and resold tens of thousands of these fraudulent and counterfeit devices, new and genuine versions of which carried an estimated total retail value of over one billion dollars.

Aksoy’s operation was broadly named Pro Network and operated through a multitude of business entities and merchant names, many of which are listed below:

Business Entities

Amazon Storefronts

eBay Storefronts

Questionnaire:

If you believe you may have been a victim of this scheme, please complete and email this Questionnaire to ProNetworkVictims@hsi.dhs.gov.

Court Dates:

August 25, 2022 – 12pm: Initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Singh (by videoconference)

September 26, 2022 – 2:30pm: Arraignment before Judge Sheridan (by videoconference)

June 5, 2023 – 11am: Plea hearing before Judge Sheridan (in person in Courtroom 1 – Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608)

May 1, 2024 – 11am: Sentencing before Judge Sheridan (in person in Courtroom 1 – Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608)

Press Releases:

July 8, 2022 Press Release

June 6, 2023 Press Release (Guilty Plea)

Court Documents:

Indictment

Complaint

Other Information:

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The public is reminded that an indictment contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.