Arrest involved accusations of counterfeit marks
An Asheville, North Carolina area man is under arrest in Oconee County, after sheriff’s officers investigated a complaint about the sale of fake gold bars. According to authorities, charges were filed yesterday against Steven Cody Hargus of Zirconia, North Carolina. A sheriff’s officer signed arrest affidavits that allege 42-year old Hargus “knowingly and willfully transport, transfer, distribute or sell an item having a counterfeit mark on it.”