CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told West Virginia officials that respirator masks distributed to 50,000 first responders might be counterfeit, but officials decided to leave them in use, according to a report. After the warning, …
Alex Theil lost his innocence the day an envelope landed on his desk. It was filled with money from a counterfeiter of Toyota auto parts he’d busted, mistakenly delivered to him by a lawyer hired to help with the raid. …
New Orleans sweet shop Sucré is in the initial stages of delving into international territory. Joel Dondis, the co-owner of Sucré, said the business is currently in discussions with potential buyers in China, Japan and Canada to sell and distribute …
With the conclusion of Major League Baseball’s 2011 World Series, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced the results of “Operation Strike Out.” The one-month operation, …
A three-month operation conducted by 43 countries has resulted in the seizure of more than one million counterfeit electrical goods. During this operation, customs administrations looked for counterfeit power supplies, power adaptors, chargers, surge protectors, extension cords, holiday lights and …
Five federal search warrants executed in an intellectual property rights investigation related to counterfeit goods, in Tampa, netted 60,760 counterfeit items with a manufacturer suggested retail price of $28,386,757, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations …