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A Facebook trader from Garndiffaith,
Pontypool has pleaded guilty to 19 separate trade mark charges relating to the sale and possession
for sale of nearly 100 counterfeit items following a Torfaen Trading Standards investigation.
Among the items for sale were clothing, footwear,
sunglasses, headphones and speakers displaying the brands of Adidas, Nike,
Stone Island, Apple, Timberland and Ralph Lauren.
David Thomas of Co-operative Terrace, who was using a
fake name in an attempt to avoid being identified, was taken to court after
Trading Standards found him selling on a number of Facebook
selling sites items which were believed to be counterfeit.
Thomas appeared at Cwmbran
Magistrates Court on Monday 14th November 2016 and pleaded guilty to 19 charges
in relation to the fraudulent use of trademarks. He was given credit for his early guilty pleas
but due to the number of offences he received a community order.
He was given a curfew for 56
days from 8pm to 6am. He was also given a victim surcharge of £85 and costs
£150 together with forfeiture and destruction of the counterfeit items.
Cllr Gwyneira Clark, Executive
Member for Planning and Public Protection said,
“This should be seen as a
major deterrent for people who think they can make money by selling fake goods
via social media.
Torfaen’s Trading
Standards team work extremely hard to tackle the sale and supply of counterfeit
items. People
caught selling such items don't just risk getting a heavy
fine or imprisonment - their financial affairs can also be investigated where courts can confiscate any monies or assets that they
can't prove has been earned legitimately.
"Generally these products are
of poor quality and have been shown to be dangerous. I am asking residents that
they only buy goods from reputable or accredited sellers. By purchasing
counterfeit goods, consumers are supporting illegal and criminal traders and undermining
legitimate businesses.”
Anyone with information about
counterfeit goods can contact the joint Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen Trading
Standards team on 01633 647623 or email trading.standards@torfaen.gov.uk
Further information be found
at http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Business/TradingStandards/Trading-Standards.aspx
Mae gŵr o Arndiffaith, Pont-y-pŵl
sy’n masnachu ar Facebook wedi pledio’n euog i 19 o wahanol gyhuddiadau’n
ymwneud â gwerthu, a meddu ar bron i 100 o eitemau ffug i’w gwerthu, yn eu
plith, dillad, esgidiau, sbectol haul, clustffonau a seinyddion sy’n dangos
brandiau fel Adidas, Nike, Stone Island, Apple, Timberland, Ralph Lauren ac ati
yn dilyn ymchwiliad gan Adran Safonau Masnach Torfaen.
Aethpwyd â David Thomas, of Co-operative Terrace, a oedd yn defnyddio enw ffug mewn ymgais i osgoi
cael ei adnabod, i’r llys ar ôl i Safonau Masnach gael hyd iddo’n gwerthu nifer
o eitemau yr honnwyd eu bod yn ffug, ar Facebook.
Ymddangosodd yn Llys Ynadon Cwmbrân ar ddydd Llun 14 Tachwedd 2016 a phlediodd
yn euog i 19 o gyhuddiadau mewn perthynas â defnyddio nodau masnach i
dwyllo. Cafodd glod am bledio’n euog mor fuan ond oherwydd nifer y
troseddau fe dderbyniodd orchymyn cymunedol.
Gwnaed ef yn destun cyrffyw am 56
niwrnod o 8pm tan 6am. Gorfodwyd ef i dalu tâl dioddefwyr o £85, costau o £150
a fforffedu a distrywio’r eitemau ffug.
Meddai’r Cynghorydd Gwyneira Clark, Aelod Gweithredol dros Gynllunio a
Diogelu’r Cyhoedd,
"Dylai hyn gael ei weld fel rhwystr mawr i bobl sy'n
credu y gallant wneud arian drwy werthu nwyddau ffug drwy gyfryngau
cymdeithasol. Mae tîm Safonau Masnach Torfaen yn gweithio'n ddyfal i fynd i'r
afael â'r gwerthu a chyflenwi eitemau ffug.
Mae pobl sy'n cael eu dal yn
gwerthu eitemau o'r fath mewn perygl o gael dirwy drom neu garchar, a, gellir ymchwilio i'w materion ariannol, lle
gall llysoedd gymryd ymaith unrhyw arian neu asedau nad ydynt yn gallu profi eu
bod wedi'u hennill yn gyfreithlon.
Yn gyffredinol, mae'r
nwyddau hyn o ansawdd gwael a phrofwyd eisoes eu bod yn beryglus.
Yr wyf yn
gofyn i drigolion i brynu nwyddau gan werthwyr achrededig neu'r rheini sydd ag
enw da yn unig. Drwy brynu nwyddau ffug, mae defnyddwyr yn cefnogi masnachwyr
anghyfreithlon a throseddol a thanseilio busnesau cyfreithlon. "
Gall unrhyw un sydd yn gwybod unrhyw beth am nwydau ffug, gysylltu â thîm
Safonau Masnach Blaenau Gwent a Thorfaen ar 01633 647623 neu anfon e-bost i trading.standards@torfaen.gov.uk
Mae gwybodaeth bellach ar gael ar http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Business/TradingStandards/Trading-Standards.aspx
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