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Bogus Contact Lenses

The owner-operator of Candy Colored Lenses was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and fined $1.4 million for importing counterfeit contact lenses from Asia and selling them online to tens of thousands of people nationwide.

LAS VEGAS – Dmitriy V. Melnik, a 30-year-old owner-operator of Candy Colored Lenses, was sentenced Wednesday to 46 months in federal prison and fined $1.4 million for importing counterfeit contact lenses from Asia and selling them online to tens of thousands of people nationwide.

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