Article: CACHE OF KNOCKOFF BAGS TRIGGERS FEDERAL CASE

Three sisters from Chelsea, and the boyfriend of one, were allegedly running a brisk business selling knockoff handbags of designers like Gucci, Kate Spade, and Louis Vuitton for $40 apiece at "purse parties" hosted by suburban moms and at a weekly flea market.

Then last November, after more than 200 purse parties over 16 months, one of the sisters, Katherine Luong, 26, reported to police that a locker she rented at Extra Space Storage in Revere had been broken into by another renter who stole 75 handbags, valued at $1,500.

The alleged thief struck back.

He tipped off the Suffolk district attorney's office that he

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