Police say they found 10,000 pirated DVDs in a raid of a Wheeling house.
Mount Prospect and Wheeling Police got a tip about an illegal DVD recording and selling business on East Merle Lane.
They used a search warrant and found the huge cache of DVDs.
In addition, police say they found 15 DVD duplicating machines and about $3,000 in cash.
42-year-old David Perez was arrested and charged with Felony Unlawful Use of Audio Visual Recordings. Bond is set at $10,000.
The Motion Picture Association of America says pirating costs the industry billions of dollars.
The MPAA’s Anti-Piracy Unit assisted in the Wheeling raid.
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