Six arrested for bootlegging DVDs
By Sentinel Staff
Sentinel Staff
Hanford Police Department, with the help of investigators from the Motion Picture Association, arrested six people Monday for selling bootleg DVDs in Kings County.
The investigation spanned at least three counties.
Officers made the arrests at the Monday Sale, a flea market held on the 8900 block of East Lacey Boulevard.
Laura Espiranza Batz, 46, of Fresno, Alejandro Perez, 30, of Reedley, and Roberto Arreola, 23, of Tulare, along with Ivanhoe residents Abel Delatorre, 35, Araceli Garrido, 46, and Sylvia Castro, 28, were arrested in the sting.
All suspects face felony charges of failure to disclose and marketing counterfeit items. Their bails were set at $45,000.
Batz's bail was set at $25,000. Jail records show that she is no longer in custody.
The other suspects' bails were set at $45,000.
(April 17, 2007)
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