Counterfeit Products In The News:
U.S., China team up to seize counterfeit goods in joint operation 
Jul 31, 2013 - By Deborah Charles
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the month-long operation was the biggest bilateral customs enforcement effort ever conducted by the United States.
Deceptive Online Drug Sellers Convey Sense of Legitimacy
Jul 26, 2013 - By National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Deceptive Practices By Illegal Online Drug Sellers Give Consumers a False Sense of Legitimacy and Safety, Reports NABP
Man sentenced for internet sales of phony, lead-tainted Extenze pills
Jul 22, 2013 - By US Customs
A Long Beach man was sentenced Monday to 10 months in prison for illegally importing thousands of counterfeit, Chinese-made male enhancement pills to sell on eBay that were subsequently found to contain hazardous levels of lead.
Romanian man involved in eBay auction fraud scheme pleads guilty
Jul 22, 2013 - By ICE News Release
A Romanian national who traveled to the U.S. to facilitate an online auction scheme to scam eBay buyers pleaded guilty Monday to bank fraud, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Over 6,000 arrested in Interpol fake-goods sweep
Jul 18, 2013 - By Greg Keller (AP)
More than 6,000 people around the world were arrested in a two-month anti-counterfeiting sweep that netted tens of millions of dollars worth of fake shampoo in China, phony cigarettes in Turkey and bogus booze in Chile, Interpol said Thursday.
Counterfeit submarine parts shipped to Groton base
Jul 16, 2013 - By Lee Howard
The U.S. Naval Submarine Base on at least three separate occasions received counterfeit semiconductors from Hong Kong or China, though it is unclear whether any of the components wound up on a nuclear submarine.
Company guilty in importing $1.8 million counterfeit products
Jul 16, 2013 - By HSI
A Missouri company pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to importing thousands of lamps from China bearing counterfeit safety certification labels.
Cops bust jewelry counterfeiters
Jul 15, 2013 - By Global Times
Police busted a criminal ring for producing and selling counterfeit Cartier and Bvlgari jewelry, seizing $814,500 worth of phony products, local media reported Monday.
Montana man sentenced in fake cancer drug scheme
Jul 12, 2013 - By Matt Volz
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen sentenced Paul Daniel Bottomley, 48, to six months of house arrest and five years' probation after he pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony.
Baby dies from counterfeit brain shunt
Jul 12, 2013 - By Chandigarh
The National Human Rights Commission had sought an action-taken report from the director, health and family welfare, Chandigarh, into the death of Gurjot Kaur, a four-month-old girl who was fitted a "counterfeit" shunt during a brain surgery.
