Sixteen people accused of drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering and trafficking in counterfeit goods have been indicted after a large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. The announcement came after multiple federal and local agencies, including the FBI, raided homes and businesses throughout Ada County on Wednesday.

The investigation — which involved local, state, federal and even foreign law enforcement agencies — began a little more than four years ago, U.S. Attorney Bart Davis told the Statesman. The indictment alleges that 10 people operated a multimillion-dollar scheme to sell counterfeit phones and accessories. They bought the fake goods in bulk from manufacturers in Hong Kong and China, repackaged them in the Treasure Valley, and then individually resold them on Amazon and eBay to consumers as new and genuine. It also alleges that the defendants laundered millions of dollars from the scheme.

With the money, prosecutors say, they bought nine vehicles, six Ada County residential or commercial properties, and foreign property that included seven residential apartment buildings in Brazil. The indictment says they “obtained and controlled” at least $10 million in property that was transferred, used, shared or otherwise can’t be recovered. They also had a total of 54 bank accounts; prosecutors are including bank accounts held by Morning Star Church in Boise on that list. The church’s phone went unanswered Wednesday. A grand jury returned 34 counts charging the 10 people with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit trademarked goods, and money laundering conspiracy:

Pavel Babichenko
Gennady Babichenko
Piotr Babichenko
Timofey Babichenko
Kristina Babichenko
Natalya Babichenko
David Bibikov
Anna Iyerusalimets
Mikhail Iyerusalimets
Artur Pupko