Mercurynews.com reported that Xiang Li was proud of his growing business, his lawyer said.
From his home in central China, he prowled the Internet for sophisticated stolen American industrial software — products retailing for an average of $181,000 — and resold them to black market buyers in 61 countries from 2008 to 2011. Read Article
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My issue with Amazon isn’t that the product was counterfeit – they had nothing to do with that part of it. My problem is the morass of red tape and awful customer service surrounding the return when the product is clearly counterfeit. I’ve offered to send them photos of the packaging so they can see [...]
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The Oregon State Bar recently posted the following alert on its Web site: We have new reports this week that Oregon lawyers are being targeted by scammers. You can find details on the FBI’s website in a post entitled “U.S. Law Firms Continue to be the Target of Counterfeit Check Scheme.” The post also includes [...]
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The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) today issued a report about the continually increasing online counterfeit drug supply and the urgent need for international collaboration among regulators and other public agencies as well as private sector entities. As described in the Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program Progress Report for State and Federal Regulators: [...]
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Martin Munoz Peralta, 40, of San Jose, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to 33 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit criminal copyright infringement and traffic in counterfeit labels and counterfeit documentation and packaging, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today. Read Article
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Coach’s multi-million dollar payout is the third awarded to a major fashion brand as a result of counterfeting in as many months. Both Hermès and Burberry were each awarded £63 million in similar counterfeiting cases in April and May, respectively. But unlike those cases, which involved multiple mainly Chinese-run internet sites, the defendant in this [...]
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When suspicious money started showing up at banks around Watford City, police launched a full investigation into the matter. “We were able to get a photograph of the female suspect, Kasi Switzer, passing one of the bills, we tracked her down to a residence, and subsequent interview and search let to their arrest”, Said Watford [...]
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Millions of dollars in counterfeit Apple products have been seized in North Texas. The shipment originated in China and contained one specific item. “These were cell phone cases that were being imported into the Dallas area,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Yolanda Choates explained. Read Article
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A warning from a local couple trying to sell their home: Someone pretending to be the homeowner has been posting ads online claiming their home is for rent. “It’s scary to know that someone out there is using my husband’s identity to steal money from unsuspecting victims,” said Caroline Long. The Longs hired a Realtor [...]
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More than 5,500 romance scams were reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2011, costing victims more than $50 million. On average, that was 15 complaints a day with reported losses of $138,000 per day.Read Article
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