The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced today (Tuesday, Aug. 24) the arrest of four individuals accused of possessing and selling counterfeit merchandise including purses, shoes and DVDs in Union County.

Kenneth Wayne Sims, 35, 202 Rogers Circle, Union, is charged with transporting, transferring, distributing or selling a counterfeit item and illegal distribution of recordings.

Sims is accused of selling approximately $5,300 worth of fake Nike Air Jordan athletic shoes and a quantity of illegal movie DVDs at a barber shop in Union on Aug. 20. SLED agents confiscated additional DVDs at Sims' home. The DVDs have a total retail value of approximately $59,000.

Delinda Ann Turner, 27, 914 Gray St., Newberry, is charged with three counts of illegal distribution of recordings. Anthony Derone Richardson, 37, 521 Brantley St., Newberry, also is charged with three counts of illegal distribution of recordings.

According to SLED arrest warrants, the pair is accused of selling hundreds of illegal copies of music CDs and movie DVDs worth more than $3,000 while setting up a roadside stand on South Pickney Street in Union in June 2010.

Tommy Lee Driggers, 48, 124 Mitchell Circle, Buffalo, is charged with transporting, transferring, distributing or selling a counterfeit item.

Driggers is accused of selling phony Coach purses and wallets worth $500 at a roadside stand on North Duncan Bypass in Union earlier this month.

The Union Public Safety Department, Union County Sheriff's Office and South Carolina Secretary of State's Office are assisting with this investigation.