Nike sneaker litigation defendants ask for delay until criminal charges concluded

Five people being sued by Nike in connection with the alleged scheme to sell stolen business footwear have asked a federal judge to freeze the lawsuit proceedings until the criminal case is resolved. Nike alleges Ho, 36, of Portland, and Kyle Yamaguchi, 33, of Portland, used their places as product supervisors to steal countless pairs of promotional and sample Nike sneakers and put them up for sale. Keating, 35, of Fort Myers, Fla., is accused of being one of their biggest buyers and Yee, a former Nike demand planning analyst, and Shu-Chu Yamaguchi, Kyle's 34-year-old wife, are accused of being aware of the scheme and aiding in the footwear larcenies, a womens black nike air max.cording to Nike. Yee, 32, of Portland, was also fired from Nike in March after six years with the business. Prosecutors assert Keating nike air max black.aid Yamaguchi $679,650 for about 630 pairs of shoes and Yamaguchi and Ho purportedly began working jointly to steal from Nike between September 2012 to March 2014. Promotional and sample products include items generally made for an athlete, team, celebrity or other influential people and in certain cases never become retail products. Federal investigators say individua nike air max 90 australia. pairs of the rare Nike sneakers could be sold for prices which range from $1,000 to more than $20,000 among shoe collectors.