Counterfeit Products In The News:
Are top websites in business with counterfeiters? 
Feb 24, 2012 - By Jeff Rossen
Counterfeiters have become so sophisticated that they’re buying real ad space and selling to you on popular and trusted websites we visit every day. And some say those websites are profiting from it.
FAROUK SYSTEMS, INC. vs. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Feb 02, 2012 - By United States District Court,
Farouk's allegation that Costco was selling a counterfeit version of Farouk's "CHI" hair iron. Farouk Systems wins anti-counterfeiting case against Costco Corporation.
Man Gets 37-Months for Selling $1 Million in Fake Quicken Software
Jan 26, 2012 - By FBI Press Release
Brandon C. Davis, 31, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 37 months in federal prison for selling more than $1 million worth of counterfeit financial and tax preparation software through an Internet auction site.
Fake Barbie dolls, Lego's seized at Otay Mesa Border
Dec 10, 2011 - By Dave Thomas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported they had seized close to 14,000 counterfeit toys in recent weeks at the Otay Mesa cargo port of entry.
7 Tips for spotting counterfeit projector lamps
Dec 02, 2011 - By Shelagh McNally
There’s been an explosion of websites selling replacement TV lamps. How do you protect yourself from being sold a black market product that may harm your projector? Here are seven telltale signs for spotting counterfeits.
Jury Finds Costco Sold Counterfeit Hair Irons
Oct 14, 2011 - By Supermarket News Staff
A federal court has ordered Costco Wholesale Corp. here to pay $200,000 in statutory damages for selling counterfeit hair styling CHI flat irons.
Skinned alive to make fake Uggs
Oct 12, 2011 - By Lydia Warren and Oliver Pickup
Thousands of unsuspecting Britons may be buying imitation Ugg boots made from the pelts of animals skinned alive. The fur comes from raccoon dogs, a species related to domestic dogs, farmed in China.
Shipment Of 30,300 Fake Lacoste Sunglasses Seized At SoCal Port
Oct 05, 2011 - By CBS LA
A shipment of 30,300 counterfeit Lacoste sunglasses from China was seized in Los Angeles by US Customs
Business owner pleads guilty to trafficking in counterfeit circuit breakers
Sep 11, 2011 - By UD Customs Press Release
A Texas business owner pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of mail fraud and one count of trafficking in counterfeit circuit breakers.
Virginia woman gets 5 years in prison for counterfeit Cisco equipment sales
Sep 09, 2011 - By UD Customs Press Release
A Virginia woman was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for leading a sophisticated conspiracy to import and to sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment,
