The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Boutique Owner Charged After Discovery of $40 Million in Fake Prada, Dior, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton Pieces

Episode Date: October 13, 2022

Boutique Owner Charged After Discovery of $40 Million in Fake Prada, Dior, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton PiecesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water,

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or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, the Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history,

like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was Claudette Colvin.

Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Charlemagne, say the game, don't get out of shape. You are a donkey. It's time gang Donkey of the day Charlamagne You are a donkey It's time for Donkey of the Day Donkey of the Day does not discriminate I might not have the song of the day

But I got the donkey of the day So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey man Hit me with the heat It's a breakfast club, bitch Who's donkey of the day today? Well, Ed Sheeran Donkey of the Day for Thursday, October 13th, goes to Lindsey Costelli and the Nassau County Police Department in Long Island.

Both of y'all, as far as I'm concerned, deserve this hee-haw. Now, I could be absolutely positively dead wrong about the police getting the biggest hee-haw, and it may just need to go to Lindsey, and if anyone from the Nassau County Police Department would like to tell me why I'm dead wrong, my ears are open. Because I read this story this morning and I saw it on CBS New York this week. And it made me feel like I'm listening to DJ Envy do the rumor report. What I mean by that is I don't give a damn about this story.

But here's the thing. I do give a damn about this story. I care enough to discuss it. But not only discuss it, point out how I think what the police did is a total waste of time. OK, see, there is a woman, a 31 year old named Lindsay Costelli, who was charged following an 18 month investigation. All right. For a year and a half, they were investigating this woman. And, oh, they found what they was looking for. See, Lindsay had millions of dollars worth of good stuff.

Oh, when they found out what she had, it had a combined value of $40 million. Yes, multiple agencies spent 18 months, multiple agencies spent 18 months investigating Lindsay to find out she had $40 million worth of

the good stuff. And she was shipping the good stuff to locations all around the country. Oh, she was the plug, baby. What was she selling? Cocaine? Heroin? Fentanyl? Children? Let's go to ABC 7 for the report, please. For about two years now, Linney's Boutique has been selling trendy clothing and what appeared to be designer items. The problem? Things weren't always what they seemed. Simple $10 sweatshirt. You put the Chanel brand on it, it sells for $5,300. And in this case, authorities say that Chanel decal was fake.

Today, the results of an 18-month investigation in Nassau County called Operation Rainfall, which included surveillance of this store's basement, where authorities retrieved at least 22 of these heat-sealing machines for all sorts of counterfeit labels and thousands of soon-to-be fake items for sale. The total in real designer value, eye-popping, more than $40 million. Police say undercover buys led to the arrest of this woman, Lindsey Costelli Bullock of Smithtown. So you mean to tell me it took multiple agencies

and an 18-month investigation to take down a 31-year-old bootlegger? That's what y'all wasting taxpayers' dollars on? There is no child sex traffickers, no cannibals, no murderers, no fentanyl dealers y'all could be going after. You investigated this woman because she's selling fake Gucci and Prada and Dior and Chanel and Louis Vuitton and a whole bunch of other stuff I can barely pronounce. This woman is providing a service.

All right, for whatever reason, these material items make people feel good and folks love spending money they don't have to impress a bunch of people they don't even know. And when they can't afford these things, they feel bad about it. So along comes Lindsay with the fake Versace, the fake Bally Sin Gaga, and now y'all mad? Okay, but she's an idiot too. I'll tell you why in a second, but I'm still on law enforcement right now. Not to mention, why did it take multiple agencies to do this? One person could have went in her boutique.

The boutique is called Lenny's Boutique. One person could have went in there with a hater and realized all that stuff was fake because nobody can spot a fake anything better than a hater. Okay, haters be on the lookout for fake stuff, even if you come with the real thing shining. That hater can't wait to examine it and tell people it's fake. You post it up on the gram, they're going to click on the picture and make it bigger just to say it's fake. Even if they know it's real, they're going to say it's fake because that's what haters do. Haters can't stand to see you out here looking prosperous.

Yet, y'all wasted so many taxpayers' dollars investigating a woman for doing nothing but selling fake designer items. Tell me the truth. One of y'all law enforcement officials bought a fake bag from her, didn't you? Tell the truth. You bought a fake bag from her for your wife, your side chick, your girlfriend, your daughter, somebody you

love, and then you found out it was fake. Or they found out it was fake. Now you're embarrassed. Or did you buy something for yourself from Lenny's Boutique, find out it was fake, got teased for it, and now you're embarrassed. Look, the law is the law. So if Lindsay Costelli broke the law, I get it. She's charged with second degree trademark counterfeiting. But let's get to the reason why Lindsay is stupid. It's because she was selling fake items at real prices. You heard what they said. She'd take a $10 sweatshirt, put a Chanel logo on it, and sell it for $5,000.

This is probably another reason why the cops are mad. If I spent a few thousand dollars for something I thought was real and found out it was fake, I would be pissed too, okay? If I bought something from your store, all right, and found out that it was a $10 sweatshirt that you put a Chanel logo on and sold it to me for $5,000, I'm calling the police my goddamn self. If you're going to sell fake items, give me the fake item discount, ma'am. That's where you messed up. See, folks don't have problems buying fake things. What do we call it?

A costume? A faux? Like, anybody has a faux beard? False. False, faux, like Envy has a faux beard, right? False. Faux, false, faux, same thing. But you can't charge me real prices for fake items, Lindsay. Okay, me, the consumer, all right, and the person I'm buying the goods from have to have an understanding.

Fun fact, I bought a fake Cuban link chain before. Okay, gold-plated. thing. Fun fact, I bought a fake Cuban link chain before. Okay. Go played it. Now, you know, I'm not a jewelry guy, but my good friend, Pete Davidson, dropping a clue bomb for Pete Davidson. Several years ago, several years ago, he told me he wanted a Cuban link chain and he wanted us to get Cuban link chains. I looked up the price for Cuban link chains and I said, absolutely not. Okay. But I told Pete, we don't have to buy real change. Like, people kind of know us, so I don't think they will question if our jewelry is real

or not. So I hit up my guy, Greg Yuna, the best jeweler around, and I told him the situation. And he charged us the price of fake gold-plated jewelry. Dropping the clues bombs for Greg Yuna. Okay, and I still got that chain around here somewhere. All right?

I don't feel bad about it at all, nor do I feel like I got got because we had an understanding. That's where Lindsey messed up. And that's why she got to get some of this hee-haw too. But this investigation is still a waste of taxpayers' dollars. So please give Lindsey Costelli and the Nassau County Police Department and the multiple agencies who participated in this investigation

the biggest hee-haw. Y'all got nothing better to do? When was the last time you bought something fake, Envy? Long time. Not your beard. Something else. No, no. Long, long, long, long time.

I don't believe you. Well, it's okay else. No, no. Long, long, long, long time. I don't believe you. Well, it's okay. Long time, though. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey of the day. Up next, ask C&E. If you need relationship advice or any type of advice, call C&E right now. 800-585-1051.

We'll help you out with your problems. Call us now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going.

That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag.

This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that?

Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. We need help! That's Escape from Zakistan. From Z-A-Q-istan. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you.

Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand-new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, the Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop.

Smash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat nine months before Rosa. It was Claudette Colvin. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records.

Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.