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NYPD Confiscates Thousands of Fake Electronics
2/10
The NYPD has arrested two people and confiscated thousands of counterfeit electronics worth nearly $1 million on the street. Police say they executed a warrant at an apartment building in Manhattan’s Chelsea section on Thursday. They recovered 4,200 pairs of fake Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, 500 counterfeit iPhones and iPods and 19 fake iPads.
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Gucci, Prada, Fendi, Morphine: The Threat of Counterfeit Drugs in Mongolia
2/8
Mongolia sees its fair share of counterfeit products cross the border. But while fake Louis Vuitton toilet seats and Prada car seat covers seem to harm little more than Mongolia’s fashion integrity, there are a series of more dangerous counterfeit products making their into the country.
A UNDP report revealed that between 10-13% of the world’s drugs are counterfeit, and an estimated criminal profit of USD 35... Read Full Story
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Customs Agents in El Paso Seize More than $200k in Counterfeit Sports Items
2/3
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seized more than $200,000 in counterfeit sports-related gear in El Paso as part of a nationwide crackdown dubbed Operation Fake Sweep.
The operation began Oct. 1 and targeted importers, stores, websites, flea markets and street vendors selling the counterfeit goods. In El Paso, agents with ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations seized 792 items with a retail value... Read Full Story
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With Super Bowl XLVI nearing, the National Retail Federation estimates Americans will spend $11 billion around the occasion, including close to $950 million on New England Patriots and New York Giants clothing and team gear.
In charge of making sure that “official NFL gear” really is official is OpSec Security Inc., a Denver-based global giant whose “global brand protection” president works out of their Boston office, Thomas M. Taylor. He says this is a busy week for OpSec, but one they’ve... Read Full Story
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Patriots and Giants fans especially have rushed to purchase Super Bowl tickets to cheer their favorite team to victory. But before purchasing these tickets there are some key considerations consumers should keep in mind. The following tips apply to the purchase of any ticket. So whether you want to see your favorite artist perform or cheer on your favorite team, be sure to review the following tips to make sure you actually get in to the venue.
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Toxic Risk of Counterfeit Cigarettes Sold in Sussex
1/30
BBC South East Today found some brands had eight times as much lead as normal cigarettes.
Hastings MP Amber Rudd said many people were not aware of the dangers posed by brands smuggled into the country. A pro-smoking lobby group said the high level of taxation on legal cigarettes was driving the illegal trade.
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Beware of Super Bowl Scams
1/26
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Obama Plans New Team to get Tough on China Trade
1/25
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he was creating an enforcement unit to crack down on unfair trade practices in China and other countries and would beef up border inspections to block imports of counterfeit goods.
“I will go anywhere in the world to open new markets for American products. And I will not stand by when our competitors don’t play by the rules,” Obama said in his annual State of the Union speech.
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Amherst Man Admits Selling Counterfeit Sports Jerseys
1/20
Brian E. Bartoe, 36, of Amherst, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to trafficking in counterfeit professional sports team jerseys—mostly Buffalo Bills and Sabres jerseys—at his Jersey Junkey store and website.
Bartoe admitted selling counterfeit NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB jerseys at his Bailey Avenue store and his website from September 2009 to April 2010. The jerseys were manufactured in China, prosecutors said.
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In what the federal authorities on Thursday called one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought, the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the Web site Megaupload and charged seven people connected with it with running an international enterprise based on Internet piracy.
Coming just a day after civil protests in the United States over proposed antipiracy bills, the arrests were greeted almost immediately with digital Molotov cocktails.
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The last few months have seen considerable speculation mount about the kind of products that Apple might be putting out today. I am currently spending some time in Laos, where I saw the future…of sorts.
Laos, alongside many of its Southeast Asian neighbours, is well known for producing counterfeit goods of all types, and with the world going technology crazy in the last few years, Apple products take centre stage at the local market in the capital city of Vientiane
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