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A Costa Mesa man and a Newport Beach man were among 11 individuals who were indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury Thursday in relation to a

$1-million counterfeiting scheme, officials said.

Among those charged are Stanley Eugene Martz, 58, of Newport Beach and

his firm, Balport Image Ink, and George Noee Kent, 58, of Trabuco Canyon

and his firm, Coast Business Systems, also known as Sea Coast Copiers

Inc. of Costa Mesa.

According to the indictment, the alleged crimes occurred in 1999 and

2000 and involved the resale of used Xerox copier cartridges that were

packaged and sealed into a counterfeit Xerox box and sold as new.

Arraignment for all defendants was postponed until Aug. 13. Los

Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephen O’Neil allowed them to remain free

on their own recognizance but said the issue of the recommended $200,000

bail for each will be addressed at the next hearing.