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Moray, Scotland: large amount of counterfeit items, cash seized by police

Bbc.co.uk reported that suspected counterfeit goods estimated to be worth almost £20,000 have been seized by trading standards officers in Moray. Electrical goods, clothes and footwear were among the items recovered. Read Article

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Daytona Beach, Florida: Father and son arrested in large food stamp scam

According to huffingtonpost.com a pair of convenience store owners in Florida have been busted for allegedly conducting a large food stamp scam and using taxpayer money to stock their own shelves. Police say Bassam Sale Abu Diab, 55, and his son, Matthew Bassam Abu Diab, 22, bought EBT cards at deeply discounted prices from customers [...]

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Quezon, Philippines: Investment scam leader’s wife arrested in police operation

As reported by Manilatimes.net operatives of the Pasay City police on Thursday arrested the wife of investment scam leader Jachob “Coco” Rasuman in an operation in Quezon City. According to Pasay City Police Chief Senior Supt. Rodolfo Llorca, Princess Tomawis Rasuman, 32, was nabbed in a residence at Vista Real Executive Village along Commonwealth Ave. [...]

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Michigan police seize high-end counterfeit goods from Saginaw store

As reported by Mlive.com a recent sweep of stores in Saginaw County revealed counterfeit versions of high-end products for sale, according to the Michigan State Police. Read Article

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Providence, R.I: Two men charged for possessing hundreds of counterfeit gift cards

According to Providencejournal.com two New York men face more than 100 counts of conspiracy and counterfeiting after police allegedly found bogus gift cards valued in the thousands of dollars during a traffic stop. The police charged Sherlyn Oplan, 29, with 147 counts of forgery and counterfeiting and 138 counts of conspiracy following the stop Friday [...]

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Sunyani, Ghana: 16 arrested for possessing counterfeit diploma certificates

As reported by Ghanaweb.com thirteen people including four women have been sentenced by a Circuit Court in Sunyani to a total fine of GH¢7,800 for possessing forged Diploma Certificate from the University of Cape Coast. Read Article

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Florida: Thousands of counterfeit DVDs seized by authority in Polk county

As reported by ABCactionnews.com Homeland Security Agents said Friday they busted a Polk County crime ring for a third time, confiscating 8,000 counterfeit DVDs. The movies included recent releases like Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables. Read Article

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U.K: Earlsdon employee caught while hiding counterfeit cigarettes in his socks

As reported by Coventrytelegraph.net counterfeit cigarettes were found hidden in a worker’s socks when trading standards officers searched a shop in Earlsdon, Coventry. Officials are asking people in the city to report any suspicions they have of shops selling or supplying fake goods. Their warning comes after they discovered illegal cigarettes and tobacco at the [...]

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Italy: Thousands of counterfeit jewelry pieces seized at Piedmont stores

According to Ansa.it Italian finance police in the Piedmont city of Turin confiscated 222,000 counterfeit items in two centrally-located, Chinese-owned jewelry shops on Friday. Read Article

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Florida: Thousands in counterfeit cash, DVDs seized by feds in Lakeland

According to Tbo.com federal agents have seized thousands of counterfeit DVDs and more than $150,000 in Lakeland as part of an international motion picture counterfeiting operation, the Department of Justice announced today. Read Article

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