Eugene sneaker business charged in fraud scheme

Two Eugene sneaker re-sellers are being charged in an $85 million fraud scheme.

Michael Malekzadeh and Bethany Mockerman appeared in federal court on August 3 on charges of wire and bank fraud. Their online storefront, Zadeh Kicks, is accused of product non-delivery. It filed for dissolution this year, citing debt.

In one instance, Malekzadeh took 600,000 pre-orders on a new Air Jordan. He allegedly obtained only 6,000 pairs and withheld…