UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vatchagan PETROSIAN, Defendant-Appellant

Vatchagan Petrosian appeals his counterfeit trafficking, mail fraud, and conspiracy convictions. We affirm.

I

Petrosian and two associates purchased genuine Coca-Cola bottles, filled them with a cola-like carbonated beverage that was not Coca-Cola, and told purchasers the beverage was Coca-Cola. Petrosian was charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 2320(a), which provides: “Whoever intentionally traffics or attempts to traffic in goods or services and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such goods or services shall” be criminally hable. Petrosian asserts that the district…