Police: 2 men tried to sell wood blocks as laptops

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - July 31, 2010

Hinds County authorities charged the men with trademark infringement and selling goods with counterfeit labels. WLBT-TV in Jackson reports the men were caught Thursday when they tried to sell the fake laptops to an off-duty state trooper.

Hinds County Sheriff's Lt. Jeffery Scott says authorities also found binders filled with paper being passed off as computers. However, no one actually bought the fakes.

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Information from: WLBT-TV, http://www.wlbt.com

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