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Owner of boutiques in ritzy Palm Beach peddled $2M in fake Chanel, Tiffany and Rolex — also hob-knobbed with Trump: cops
The New York Post ^ | 06/16/2024 | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

Posted on 06/16/2024 2:54:23 PM PDT by thegagline

The owner of a pair of upscale boutiques in Florida’s ritzy Palm Beach who hob-knobbed with the likes of former President Trump was nabbed peddling $2 million in phony goods, according to police.

Olena Austin, 51, was charged with selling counterfeit clothing and jewelry at two Blesk Jewelry locations in the city — shutting down both locations, WPTV-TV News reported earlier this month.

The stores were selling Fugazi knock-offs of top-shelf designer brands like Chanel, Tiffany, Rolex, Versace, Pucci, Bottega Veneta and Van Cleef & Arpel — and telling customers they were the real deal, police said.

“We have to go through the authentication process with all the brands to, you know, more fully authenticate exactly the values on the counterfeit items,” Palm Beach Cap. Will Rothrock told WPTV. “That might bring additional charges later.

According to an affidavit reviewed by the news outlet, a company called “A Action Investigations & Security, Inc.” is listed as the victim of the scam, but a spokesperson declined to comment.

Olena was arrested at one of the shop on June 7 and was later released on a $50,000 bond.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: association; guilt; hobknobbing
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To: Brian Griffin

Trump in the picture?
Didn’t notice.


21 posted on 06/16/2024 4:28:52 PM PDT by OldArmy52 (Resisting criminals is a punishable offense )
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To: 9YearLurker

Most of the boobs are.


22 posted on 06/16/2024 5:54:13 PM PDT by gunnut
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To: Liz

She cleans up well.


23 posted on 06/16/2024 6:06:12 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
If this is a crime than Adam Schiff being BEST BUDS with serial killer of young black men Ed Buck and visiting his house FIFTEEN TIMES deserves the death penalty

Good point

24 posted on 06/16/2024 6:13:12 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater & Thomas Sowell in 2024)
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To: Liz

Hot even without makeup. I pronounce her perpetually not guilty.


25 posted on 06/16/2024 6:32:24 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: BobL; SaveFerris

26 posted on 06/16/2024 6:40:13 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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