A federal investigation is underway into an alleged bootlegging operation on Capitol Hill that sold thousands of dollars worth of pirated copies of popular TV shows, NBC Washington reported Wednesday.



According to the report, illegal copies of "The West Wing," "The Sopranos," "The Twilight Zone" and "The Big Bang Theory" were imported into the U.S. in 2011 and 2012, then resold online.

STORY FORTHCOMING. Meantime, here's excerpt from case of suspected Capitol Hill bootlegging operation pic.twitter.com/dCtkdQC3qp — Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 21, 2016

SCOOP (NOT JOKE): Immigration officials investigating big Capitol Hill based bootlegging operation trading burned copies of "The West Wing" — Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 21, 2016

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A federal agent told NBC Washington that the DVDs were sent from Hong Kong and that a suspect in the operation lives on Capitol Hill. Agents filed search warrants in December for the suspect's bank accounts.

Investigators reportedly found 1,965 DVDs at the man's home, at least 300 of which were counterfeit.

Illegal copies of "The West Wing" were worth $2,800, according to the report, while DVD box sets for the "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Twilight Zone Compete Series" were worth $6,000.