13 indicted in counterfeit DVDs case

A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted 13 people with making and distributing counterfeit DVD movies, such as “Gran Torino,” “Changeling” and “Dark Knight.”

The individuals also are charged with pirating the copyrighted recordings of Lil Wayne, Kanye West, T.I. and Robin Thicke, according to the indictment, handed up this week. “CD and DVD counterfeiters and their suppliers foster and live off an underground economy at the expense of this country’s creative artists and citizens,” U.S. Attorney David Nahmias said in a statement.

The defendants are: Scott Ahn, 40, of Lawrenceville; Bademba Barry, 24, of Fairburn; Amadou Diallo, 31, of Austell; Oumar Dian Diallo, 43, of Decatur; Charles Ndhlovu, 32, of Fairburn; Sulaiman Jalloh, 29, of Lithonia; and Atlanta residents Mamadou Aliou Simakha, 33; Sedikey Sankano, 40; Won Ahn, 68; Alphadio Bah, 34; Moussa Baradji, 28; Mamadou Sadio Barry, 39; and Ibrahim Diallo, 25.