Scottsdale man admits to misrepresenting jewelry as Native American-made

A Scottsdale business owner and two other people admitted to misrepresenting jewelry made in the Philippines as Native American-made in the United States.

Waleed Sarrar of Scottsdale Jewels said he helped order and misrepresent the Filipino jewelry as Native-American made along with two other conspirators. Sarrar, Laura Marye Wesley and Christian Coxon all pleaded guilty Jan. 6 to conspiracy to commit misrepresentation of Indian-produced goods and wire fraud. Wesley also pleaded guilty to mail fraud, smuggling goods and entry of goods by means of false statement.

https://news.azpm.org/p/news-articles/2020/1/8/163938-scottsdale-man-admits-to-misrepresenting-jewelry-as-native-american-made/