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Criminal International Technology 

Wire Fraud

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 BRIEF
Apple, Brief2, China, counterfeit

Federal prosecutors unsealed a 76-count criminal indictment against 14 people, charging them with importing more than 10,000 counterfeit iPhones and iPads from China, exchanging them for real ones at Apple stores, then shipping the real devices back to China, making $6.1 million from the scam.

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Business 

Counterfeit Shoes

October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 BRIEF
apparel, counterfeit, Customs and Border Protection, dbrief3, discovery, retail

A federal court in New Jersey denied Nike’s motion to conduct expedited discovery in its suit against a customs broker that allegedly sold counterfeit shoes. Nike did not explain why it added claims six years after the deadline.

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Criminal 

Opioid Death

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 BRIEF
Brief8, counterfeit, drugs, opioids, San Diego, sentencing

A 23-year-old online drug dealer was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a La Jolla resident.

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Criminal 

Bogus Goods

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 BRIEF
Brief6, California, China, counterfeit, defense contractors, military, sentencing

A federal judge handed a 46-month prison sentence Thursday to Rogelio Vasquez for selling counterfeit integrated circuits he got from China, some of them to defense contractors for military use

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Business Health 

Expensive Drug

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 BRIEF
Brief2, counterfeit, pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical wholesaler Global Cure Medicine LLC claims in a federal complaint that Alfa Pharma LLC, of Renton, Wash., sent it counterfeit Soliris (eculizumab), one of the most expensive drugs in the world.

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Business Technology 

Counterfeit Tech

December 20, 2018December 21, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
Brief4, computer, counterfeit, software

Cisco Systems claims Zahid “Donny” Hassan Sheikh, IT Systems Online, Advanced Digital Solutions International, et al., are running a “massive” operation out of the Bay Area, selling counterfeit Cisco products, in federal court.

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Securities 

Chinese Commerce

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
Brief4, China, Copyright, counterfeit, internet, retail, Shareholder Class Action

A shareholder class action claims that shares of Pinduoduo fell below its July IPO price of $19 (for a total of $1.6 billion) after China announced it was investigating the Chinese e-commerce company for selling counterfeit goods and violating copyright.

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Criminal Entertainment 

Major Customs Bust Nabs 21 on Counterfeiting

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 AMANDA OTTAWAY
China, counterfeit, imports, retail, smuggling, Trade

Twenty-one people were arrested and set for arraignment Thursday in one of the biggest counterfeit-goods busts in the history of U.S. Customs and Immigrations Enforcement.

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Criminal Sports 

Five New Yorkers Snared in $73 Million Fake Air Jordans Bust

August 8, 2018August 21, 2018 CHRISTINE STUART
counterfeit, eldSports, New York City, Nike, retail

Five New Yorkers suspected of counterfeiting $73.2 million in fake Air Jordan sneakers will appear before a federal magistrate Wednesday.

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Consumers Health Regional 

Los Angeles Cracks Down On Counterfeit Drugs

May 9, 2018 MARTIN MACIAS JR
counterfeit, drugs, investigation, Los Angeles, unfair competition

Los Angeles is taking legal action against eight defendants after a multi-agency investigation found that thousands of misbranded and counterfeit medications were sold to the public.

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Business Criminal Law 

Distributor Faces Charges of Selling Counterfeit Computer Parts

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 NATHAN SOLIS
computer, counterfeit, Fraud

An California electronics broker was arrested at his home Tuesday on federal charges of selling counterfeit computer parts and wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Appeals 

Appeals Court Invokes Shakespeare in $18 Million Wine Fraud

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 ROBERT KAHN
alcohol, California, counterfeit, Insurance

Quoting from “Othello,” then rather painfully imitating it, a California appeals court affirmed judgment Wednesday for an insurer that refused to cover a wine collector’s purchase of millions of dollars of counterfeit wine from a “villainous wine collector.”

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National Sports 

Patriots, Eagles Team Up Against Super Bowl Counterfeiters

January 29, 2018May 23, 2018 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY
counterfeit, eldSports, NFL, retail, Super Bowl, Trademark

The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles joined forces ahead of this year’s Super Bowl, asking a Minnesota judge to grant local police the power to seize counterfeit merchandise and tickets.

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