Federal prosecutors say a Hacienda Heights middleman is about to find out how much his alleged role in a massive counterfeit pipeline will cost him.
Daniel Hoffman, 43, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, March 27, 2026, after a federal jury convicted him in October 2025 of conspiring to smuggle counterfeit luxury goods and unlawfully removing customs seals. Prosecutors say Hoffman worked as a trucking collaborator in a scheme that quietly routed containers from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to covert warehouses, where branded merchandise was unloaded and swapped for filler cargo. The case, which authorities say is tied to as much as $200 million in fake goods, has thrown an uncomfortable spotlight on long-known vulnerabilities at the San Pedro Bay port…..