CoolKicks Founder Adeel Shams Arrested On Felony Fraud Charges

CoolKicks founder Adeel Shams, who owns multiple sneaker resale stores in Los Angeles as well as a large online business, was raided and arrested yesterday... © Sneaker News, 2025. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us The post CoolKicks Founder Adeel Shams Arrested On Felony Fraud Charges appeared first on Sneaker News. The post CoolKicks Founder Adeel Shams Arrested On Felony Fraud Charges appeared first on Sneaker News.

CoolKicks founder Adeel Shams, who owns multiple sneaker resale stores in Los Angeles as well as a large online business, was raided and arrested yesterday by the LAPD.

To make matters worse, Shams was actually streaming on Whatnot at the time of the raid, even remarking, “Did we just get swatted?” You can find that video – as well as images of the seized sneakers — embedded below.

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According to the online Inmate Information Center for Los Angeles County, the CoolKicks founder was arrested on the evening of October 2nd and booked by the LAPD’s Bunco/Forgery Division, which specializes in cases related to fraud and counterfeit goods. You can see full details about the arrest by going to the portal (linked above) and typing in Adeel Shams’ name.

Why is this significant? CoolKicks is one of the biggest and most well-known resale platforms in the U.S., existing somewhere between large individual sellers and top-tier networks like StockX — which had its own spat with Nike over counterfeit goods not too long ago. The resale market has been down in recent years, and headlines like this certainly don’t instill confidence in consumers that their sneakers are, in fact, authentic.

That being said, those accused are innocent until proven guilty in our country. We’re curious to see how this all plays out.

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