Case 7:17-cr-01836 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 11/20/17 Page 1 of 3 ACNE. {3.312331%} Criminai?mnginim ??an UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT . fortile may i 27 Southern Dist-rim of Teams 0&de Bradl . 9 I United ?tmes :31" America ark v. Roe; Cm Na I 7? 20 (YGB: 49m Maxim) I) Da??a?mzifs} CRIMINAL I, the campiainant state that the foi??wi?g i3 ma tra- ?the: has}; sf my knaw??dge anti beiief. 0:1 er abm? the damw} 9f Nave-mber 2317 in the m? -H??d3?g0 mime W?g?gmem District "{9an the defeadan?zis} vieia?iad: Code Sectimz Qf?amcz 17 H.533. ?iiminal Enf?ngement 0f 3 Copyright The willfui infringememt af {?aw-grits im?purpcsas 0f cnmmemial advantaga and 8.8.3, 2319fh)(1} p?vata Maria-ta: gain ivy $216: reproductim and d?s?r?nutioh. du??g any pariw, 01 at least 10 copies, of?! er mare copyrightedwmka. wh?ch have a total retaii yams-3s mam-than- "Fh?sc?minai.cmmpiaim is based can (ha-SE: facts: SEE dec?are un?ar pe'aa?ty a? perjury that the stamments in ibis mmpla?nt are true and Exapme? cm Nave-wher- 1.8, 283?. v/ Continued m1 Hm attached sheet. Submiti?e? by reiiable Eiectmnic. meam, Sworn to and attes-?ed to telep-henically per Fed. R. Cr. P. 4.1, and Brian Yontz? prabable Cause .f?uncii rm: 35? ?8mm?? Brian Vania, Hm TFO 32mm and {fife Judge ?3 signatw-?e Swarm 1'0 befme me and ?gzwd in my presence. Data: 11f1?i2017 5? City ?ing-state: MGMIEEB, TEXES E. Qrm?by. -M3Qi${fat? Judge Primed name and ri?e Case 7:17-cr-01836 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 11/20/17 Page 2 of 3 ATTACHMENT A l, Brian Yontz, am a Task Force Officer (TFO) assigned to the United States Homeland Security investigations (H80, and have knowledge of the following facts: 1. On November 17, 2017, HSI special agents (SA) and TFOs executeda search warrant at 1507 Colima Street in Donna, Texas. 2. During a search of the residence and vehicles found on the property, agents discovered over two thousand (2,000) movie digital video discs (DVDs) in plain sight that appeared to be counterfeit reproductions. Additionally, inside the residence, Agents observed six (6) DVD duplicator disc copier towers, several boxes containing blank DVDs, generic DVD sleetres, and other supplies used in the reproduction of the counterfeit movie DVDs. Agents seized the counterfeit DVDs found in the residence and vehicles. 3. Agents encountered Roel at the residence and detained him for questioning. was advised of his Miranda warnings by HSI TFO Yontz, which he statedhe understood and subsequently waived in writing. Post? Miranda, AGUlLAR?Aivarez stated that the movie DVDs found by the agents belonged to him, as did the six (6) DVD duplicator disc copier towers in the residence. AGUlLAR-Alvarez told agents that he knew that copying movie DVDs and selling them was against the law. stated he would copy approximately four hundred (400) DVDs weekly, that is, on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. He also said he would sell the DVDs he had copied for $1.00 at the Val Verde Flea Market (Val Verde Road and Business 83 in Donna, Texas) on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and he estimated that he sold approximately 300 DVDs a day. AGUlLAR-Alvarez further stated he had copied- approximately 400 DVDs on November 16, 2017. 4. Upon inspecting the DVDs, it was apparent that they were not commercial discs based on their packaging but instead counterfeit movie DVDs. The packaging of the DVDs consisted of generic DVD sleeves and the movie titles were handwritten on the DVDs. - 5. A random sampling of the seized counterfeit DVDs includes the following movie titles: Cars 3, Captain Underpants, Dory, Dark Tower, Allied, 50 Shades Darker, 47 Meters Down, Atomic Blonds, All Eyes on Me, and American Made. The retail value for each of these movies was obtained through the Target store website Cars 3 25 copies $17.99 each $449.75 Captain Underpants 40 copies $19.99 each $799.60 Dory 12 copies - $19.99 each $239.88 Dark tower - 48 copies $19.99 each $959.52 Ailied - 11 copies $13.00 each a $143.00 50 Shades Darker 10 copies $13.00 each $130.00 Case 7:17-cr-01836 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 11/20/17 Page 3 of 3 47 Meters Down - 21 copies - $14.99 each $314.79 Atomic Blonde 24 copies $19.99 each $479.76 All" Eyes on Me -- 23 copies? $14.99 each $344.77 American Made 50 copies $19.99 each 3 $999.50 The total retail value for the above-described movie DVDs is $4,860.57. . Rotten Tomatoes is a well~known review aggregation website for ?lm and television. According to their website, ?American Made? was wide released in theaters on September 29, 2017, and is not scheduled for DVD release until January 9, 2018.