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09.22.2020
Illicit cigarettes seized in black market probe worth nearly $5M
CARTAGENA, Colombia – Homeland Security Investigations–Cartagena, working cooperatively with Colombian authorities, have seized more than two million packs of cigarettes worth nearly $2.3 million as part of an ongoing joint investigation of counterfeit cigarettes believed to be part of an illegal trade of black-market tobacco.
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09.16.2020
Motion Picture Association signs up to assist the IPR Center with anti-piracy efforts
WASHINGTON D.C. – The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) as well as CTAM, the industry marketing organization, today announced a multi-layered partnership designed to strengthen innovation and collaboration within the organizations’ collective content protection efforts.
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09.01.2020
HSI probe targets businesses linked to money laundering, drug cartels
A west coast fashion district clothing importer and the company’s owner face federal charges following a Homeland Security Investigations probe targeting businesses linked to money laundering or drug cartels.
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08.27.2020
Counterfeit military gear revealed in HSI case
Two men investigated by 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 face sentencing after pleading guilty to charges of shipping counterfeit goods from China and Pakistan to US wholesalers; some distributed to members of the U.S. military.
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08.25.2020
HSI-Cartagena, Colombian authorities seize counterfeit goods worth $5M
CARTAGENA – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-Cartagena reports the seizure of nearly 82,000 counterfeit items including Apple Air Pods, M·A·C cosmetics, Kipling bags and Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses that – if genuine – would have a street value of approximately $5 million.
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08.20.2020
HSI-Cartagena reports record maritime seizures of counterfeit cigarettes
Homeland Security Investigations-Cartagena's "Operation Up In Smoke" has resulted in the arrests of 22 individuals and the seizure of more than 2.2 million packs of counterfeit cigarettes with a street value in excess of $2 million.
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08.18.2020
Worldwide alert issued for counterfeiter
An INTERPOL Wanted Person Diffusion Red Notice has been issued for Lixiong Chen, alias John Chen, a co-defendant, named in a federal arrest warrant accusing him of conspiracy, trafficking in counterfeit goods, and smuggling goods into the United States.
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08.17.2020
HSI COVID-19 fraud case reveals terrorist funding
Homeland Security Investigations-Philadelphia has helped lead an investigation that has led to the global disruption of three terror finance cyber-enabled campaigns; one with ties to #COVID19 PPE.
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07.28.2020
HSI warns public to remain vigilant about COVID fraud
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) highlights the first 100 days of Operation Stolen Promise with more than 500 criminal investigations, over 900 seized shipments and more than $7 million in illicit proceeds seized.
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07.22.2020
Guilty pleas for smuggling counterfeit cancer, hepatitis drugs
Two Ukrainian nationals face up to 20 years each in federal prison and a possible $5 million fine after pleading guilty to smuggling counterfeit cancer, hepatitis drugs into the U.S.
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07.14.2020
China-based website seized for international arms trafficking
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan have announced the seizure of a China-based website for illegally selling weapon components and silencers in the United States.
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07.10.2020
IPR Center reveals how one lead can be worth a million dollars
If you’ve ever wondered how a simple lead can develop into a full blown investigation, look no further than the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) personnel in Dallas where recent information quickly led to the seizure of more than $1.3 million worth of counterfeit goods.
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07.01.2020
DHS Issues Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory
The Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce are issuing a Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory detailing risks and considerations for businesses with supply chain exposure to entities engaged in forced labor and other human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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06.23.2020
2020 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress
The IPR Center is pleased to share the 2020 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress
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05.05.2020
HSI announces partnership in fight against COVID-19 fraud
Industry experts from Pfizer, 3M, Citi, Alibaba, Amazon and Merck have joined forces with the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and its criminal investigators in an unprecedented public-private partnership to combat fraud and other illegal activity surrounding COVID-19.
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