38-year-old Miami based CEO Onur “Ron” Aksoy has been arrested and charged with selling $1 billion of counterfeit Cisco networking hardware on Amazon and eBay.

Most consumers would be shocked to learn that Amazon's touted (and expensive) Amazon Prime program has no protection against counterfeit, fraudulent, and dangerous item listings. "Buyer beware" is the mantra for the July 12th and 13th event.

Bad behavior without consequence is the new norm for U.S. e-commerce sites. It’s no longer about doing what is right; it's about using your resources to crush your critics when the truth is exposed.

Amazon has published its second and dubious Annual Brand Protection Report filled with illusory chest-pounding and sanctimonious claims. In stark contrast to Amazon's claims, Amazon's practices, procedures and activities tell an entirely different story.

Police impersonators are a very real and frightening scenario for the public, the police, and now former President George W. Bush. Arrest reveals an ISIS plot to kill former President George W. Bush involving fake police badges and ID.

Most shoppers don't know or understand that e-commerce websites enjoy a unique and profitable exemption from liability for selling counterfeit and other infringing products. There is little incentive for ecommerce sites to remove the fakes.

A U.S. congressional committee asked the Justice Department for a criminal investigation of Amazon, claiming “Amazon repeatedly endeavored to thwart the Committee’s efforts to uncover the truth about Amazon’s business practices.”

Activities cause significant financial losses for American businesses and workers, and risks to consumer safety. Amazon was dropped without explanation.

A shocking pattern of behavior defines the e-commerce juggernaut. Amazon is the direct seller of an inexhaustible supply of counterfeit, fraudulent, and replica goods.

Amazon's dark side defines its business. Consequences don't deter the e-commerce juggernaut's retail apocalypse; the unchecked monopoly draws lawsuits and fines while leaving a tsunami of destruction.