Fake HP, Dell Batteries on eBay End in Chinese National’s Arrest

A Chinese national living in California was arrested Dec. 19 for his alleged role in a $23.8 million scheme to make and sell counterfeit laptop batteries that contained fake marks for Apple, Dell, and others, and were sold on eBay and Amazon, federal prosecutors said.

Zoulin Cai was taken into custody pursuant to an unsealed grand jury indictment that alleged he worked with Shenzhen Theseus Technology Co., a Chinese company owned by Cai’s relatives, to ship the counterfeit batteries to unsuspecting customers on the online marketplaces. The three-count indictment was filed Dec. 17.

The counterfeit lithium-ion laptop batteries, in addition ...