Worth Ave. jewelry store owner arrested, $2 million in counterfeit goods seized: PBPD

PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A business owner is accused of selling counterfeit designer items worth over $1 million at her clothing and jewelry stores.

Just a few stores down from Chanel, Tiffany, and Bottega Veneta, a small boutique on Worth Avenue, called Blesk Jewelry, was selling discounted versions of those high-end products. But while customers may have thought they were getting a deal, police say they were getting ripped off.

“For instance, you know, some of the Pucci dresses which would retail for around $2200 were being sold for around $400 something dollars,” Captain Will Rothrock with the Palm Beach Police Department said. “Some of the Van Cleef and Arpels items, you know, those might have retailed for $20,000 and she sold them for $500.”

According to the Palm Beach Police Department Olena Austin, 51, was booked on counts of selling or offering for sale counterfeit goods or services for more than $20,000.