Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Selling Pirated Music Worth More Than $864K

FONTANA (CBSLA.com) — A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of selling pirated music in Fontana, police said Monday.

According to the Fontana Police Department, Fernando Sanchez was arrested while he attempted to sell a retail value of $864,414 worth of stolen music to customers at a swap meet.

On Wednesday, authorities found Sanchez selling the pirated music on thumb drives and flash drives in the 17500 block of Valley Boulevard.

In total, around 727,000 songs were recovered from the hard drives.

Detectives said the music was copied without the owner's consent.

Sanchez is being held at the West Valley Detention Center. He faces a felony charge for failure to disclose origin of music.