Counterfeit Products In The News:
$700 Billion Counterfeit Product Industry Targeted
Jul 09, 2013 - By TCR Press Release
Purchasing a poor-quality product sounds bad - nobody wants shoes that don't last, fuzzy DVD's or batteries that leak, but the problem is much bigger than that. The counterfeit product industry is an exploding $700 billion global criminal industry.
Authorities Shut Down 1,600 Fake Pharmacy Websites 
Jun 28, 2013 - By Jennifer Corbett Dooren
Federal regulators and law-enforcement agencies shut more than 1,600 illegal pharmacy websites this week, including fake Walgreens and CVS websites.
Consumers Get Visual Help in Identifying Counterfeit Products
Jun 27, 2013 - By TCR Press Release
Purchasing a poor-quality product sounds bad -- nobody wants shoes that don’t last, fuzzy DVD's or batteries that leak, but the problem is much bigger than that.
Counterfeit Food More Widespread Than Suspected
Jun 26, 2013 - By STEPHEN CASTLE and DOREEN CARVAJAL
Invisible from the roadway, hidden deep in the lush English countryside, Moscow Farm is an unlikely base for an international organized crime gang churning out a dangerous brew of fake vodka.
FL man sent to prison in counterfeit razor case
Jun 17, 2013 - By AP News
A Florida man has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for sending counterfeit Gillette razor blades to Meijer stores in western Michigan.
Man gets 12 years in counterfeit sofware scheme
Jun 14, 2013 - By HSI News Release
A Chinese national was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison June 11 for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and criminal copyright infringement. The individual operated a website used to distribute more than $100 million worth of pirated software.
Florida man sentenced in counterfeit razor blade scheme
Jun 14, 2013 - By HSI News Release
A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to 30 months for his role in a scheme to traffic counterfeit razor blades to a Michigan retailer.
Florida man sentenced in counterfeit razor blade scheme
Jun 14, 2013 - By Homeland Security ICE
Jeffrey Steven Telsey, 56, of Delray Beach, Fla., was sentenced to 30 months custody followed by three years of supervised release. Telsey was also ordered to pay slightly more than $400,500 in restitution and a $25,000 fine.
Man Accused of Selling Fake US Postal Service Stamps
Jun 11, 2013 - By Rich Newberg
Federal investigators say thousands of Lady Liberty and U.S. Flag stamps were forged and counterfeited, finding their way to convenience stores in Buffalo and Lackawanna. The investigation dates back three years.
avoid getting burned by counterfeit auto parts
Jun 10, 2013 - By Fox News
According to the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) counterfeiting is a $45 billion problem worldwide, and percentage of those parts end up in the United States.
