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03.27.2023
Missouri couple sentenced for selling counterfeit Disney movies
A federal judge sentenced a Columbia couple Feb. 8, following a joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into a scheme to smuggle counterfeit Disney DVDs into the United States and sell them on eBay.
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03.27.2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced the seizure of 23 websites for allegedly live streaming the World Cup games, an infringement of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) copyrights. Individuals visiting the sites will now see a message that the site has been seized by the federal government and be redirected to another site for additional information. This is the second round of seizures. On December 10, 2022, 55 websites were seized and these additional sites were seized on December 16, 2022.
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02.09.2023
PHOENIX –The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced the seizure of approximately 180,000 counterfeit sports-related items, worth an estimated $22.7 million during a joint press conference with the National Football League (NFL).
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02.03.2023
Criminal organizations, scammers and counterfeiters rake in millions of dollars each year on fake sports apparel, merchandise and other memorabilia. They’re out to take advantage of excited sports fans like you while putting Americans and others at risk. They don’t care who they hurt; all they care about is turning a profit.
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12.20.2022
IPR Center launches partnership to address counterfeit drugs
WASHINGTON – The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) has announced a new partnership between Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) to combat illicit pharmaceutical trade and protect patients from the health and safety threats posed by counterfeit medications.
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11.15.2022
George Mason University hackathon winners fight global counterfeiting
George Mason University’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center has announced the winners of the 2022 Bring Down Counterfeiting Public Policy Hackathon, held at the Homeland Security Investigations Innovation Lab in Arlington. The event challenged teams from U.S. and international academic institutions, companies, and other affiliations to develop innovative ideas to improve public-private collaborations against the industry-wide global challenge of counterfeiting.
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10.28.2022
World Series prompts warnings about fake merchandise
As the 2022 World Series gets underway, fans are heading to Houston and Philadelphia to support their teams and purchase officially licensed gear and memorabilia. With high demand for merchandise during the series, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, Homeland Security Investigations, and Customs and Border Protection join MLB in cautioning fans to be on the lookout for counterfeiters attempting to sell unauthorized, knockoff products and tickets.
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09.15.2022
IPR Center partnership fights wildlife, natural capital trafficking
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) has announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of Washington Center for Environmental Forensic Science and Homeland Security Investigations. The MOU creates an academic partnership, facilitating the exchange of institutional knowledge, research, and best practices to support the fight against wildlife and natural capital trafficking violations.
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06.17.2022
Sports fans beware: Counterfeit NHL merchandise on the rise during 2022 Stanley Cup Final
WASHINGTON – With the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning competing in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and National Hockey League (NHL) are reminding sports fans to beware of purchasing counterfeit sports-related merchandise and apparel during the championship series.
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06.06.2022
IPR Center teams up with NBA on counterfeits
As the 2022 NBA Finals tip off this week, the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are teaming up with the NBA to caution fans to be on the lookout for counterfeiters attempting to sell unauthorized, knock-off products and tickets.
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04.22.2022
RIAA partnership expands fight against digital piracy
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and the Recording Industry Association of America have announced a long-term agreement expanding and formalizing an ongoing partnership on digital anti-piracy efforts to disrupt and combat all forms of digital piracy.
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04.14.2022
$1.8B in restitution levied in scheme to defraud U.S. government
Six Southern California companies have been ordered to pay $1.83 billion in restitution for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States through a scheme in which huge amounts of aluminum – disguised as “pallets” to avoid $1.8 billion in customs duties – were exported to the U.S. and were “sold” to fraudulently inflate a China-based company’s revenues and deceive investors worldwide.
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02.10.2022
IPR Center seizes $97.8M in counterfeit sports merchandise during annual Operation Team Player
LOS ANGELES — Today, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), the National Football League (NFL), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Los Angeles Sheriff Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced that more than 267, 511 counterfeit sports-related items, worth an estimated $97.8 million, were seized during Operation Team Player.
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02.07.2022
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) today announced the expansion of their current partnership with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center). By embedding MPA and ACE personnel to the team at the IPR Center in Washington D.C. and other resources to the expanded framework, the partnering organizations are able to further expand their collective content protection efforts.
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02.03.2022
HSI identifies public safety as top priority at Super Bowl
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is working with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to provide essential public safety measures in the Los Angeles area, investigating human trafficking and intellectual property rights violations. The goal is to address any potential criminal threats leading up to and during Super Bowl LVI.
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