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Four men have been jailed at Southwark Crown Court for their part in running a £7m pirate DVD operation. A father and his two sons who made up to £7m from a pirate DVD scam have been jailed at Southwark Crown Court.
Sami Sheikh, 28, and brother Rafi, 26, of North Chingford, east London, were each jailed for six years.Sami Sheikh, 28, and brother Rafi, 26, of North Chingford, east London, were each jailed for six years.
Their father, Khalid Sheikh, 53, was jailed for four years. A fourth man, Xin Li, 34, was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment. They were earlier found guilty of conspiring to break copyright laws, trademark laws and acquire criminal property between 2003 and 2006.
They were convicted of conspiring to break copyright laws, trademark laws and concealing criminal property. Khalid Sheikh, 53, who lived with his sons, was convicted of the copyright plot and jailed for four years.
The convictions were for activities between March 2003 and June 2006. Benefit claims
A fourth man, Xin Li, 34, of Victoria Road, Walthamstow, east London, was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment, after being found guilty of concealing criminal property.
During the trial the court heard the gang ran a "sophisticated" operation and imported equipment from the Far East to copy new films like Ice Age 2, the Da Vinci Code and Iron Man to the "best industry standards possible".
The gang, which employed "largely illegal Chinese immigrants", produced hundreds of thousands of DVDs in "factories" housed in several semi-detached houses across London.
The DVDs were then sold on the street for as little as £3.
The father and sons, who claimed benefits, also produced pornographic and bestiality films to such an extent that some sex film shops were driven out of business, the court heard.