SAN BERNARDINO Owners and operators of 10 Southern California businesses, including two in San Bernardino, were charged Friday in federal court with illegally selling cosmetic contact lenses without prescriptions. Some of the products were contaminated with dangerous pathogens that can cause eye injury and blindness. The products that were allegedly illegally sold were marketed as Halloween and beauty accessories under names such as Wonder Look, Red Rose, Black & White, Beauty World and Crazy Eagle. The U.S. Attorney’s office said the cases were the result of Operation “Fright Night” which targeted retail stores – some of which were selling Halloween costumes and accessories – that sold cosmetic and decorative contact lenses without a prescription. The defendants: · Arianna Beauty, Inc., which is located on Santee Street in downtown Los Angeles, and its owner, Farshid Ben Cohen, 53, of Los Angeles; · Alex Mario Collantes Marxelly, 40, of San Bernardino, the owner of Zebra Accessories in San Bernardino; · Kathy Hwang, 51, of Chino Hills, doing business as Fashion 20 in La Puente; · Hollywood Toys & Costumes, Inc. in Hollywood, and the store’s owner, Rezvan Moazzez, also known as Ron Moazzez, 69, of Encino; · Sin Young Yi, 59, of Chino Hills, the owner of Yi’s Accessories in the Central Mercado Mini Mall in La Puente; · Susie Shin, 52, of La Mirada, the owner of My Treasure in Buena Park; · J2 Trading, Inc., doing business as Hairitage Beauty Supply in San Bernardino and J2’s owner, Dong Ki Min, 51, of Chino Hills; · Fashion 4-U, Inc., doing business as Fashion Dream in Garden Grove, and the store’s owner, Jeong J. Park, also known as Sarah Park, 55, of La Mirada; · La Moda XVII, Inc., doing business as Fashion Q in Baldwin Park; and · NXT.G Corporation, doing business as Zzotta Shoes in the Pacific View Mall in Ventura, and the store’s owner, Kyung Sook Jung, also known as Grace Lee