ICE News Items 2010

ICE teams with CBP, USPIS to intercept counterfeit NHL Winter Classic sportswear

Pittsburgh operation nets $100,000 in fake trademarked NHL, NFL items in international mail.

Philadelphia woman pleads guilty to importing illegal diet pills

A local woman pleaded guilty Dec. 17 to an 18-count indictment for illegally importing and distributing more than four million diet pills that contained a controlled substance, unapproved drugs, and a possible carcinogen. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

8 arrested in Rockford, Ill., for wire fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods

Eight Rockford residents were arrested and charged this week for trafficking in counterfeit goods and wire fraud. The charges resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the following agencies: U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Inspector General, the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division, and the Rockford Police Department.

ICE seizes more than 350,000 dollars worth of counterfeit merchandise, cosmetics at area swap meets

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized more than $350,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise - including clothing, leather goods, jewelry, sunglasses, accessories and cosmetics - in a coordinated crackdown targeting vendors in the Las Vegas area last week.

ICE seizes more than $250,000 worth of counterfeit items at New Orleans flea market

More than $ 250,000 worth of counterfeit goods was seized at an Algiers, New Orleans flea market on Saturday by special agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Louisiana State Police (LSP) troopers.

ICE seizes more than $100,000 worth of counterfeit items at 3 Abilene businesses

More than $ 100,000 worth of counterfeit clothing items was seized at three local businesses on Thursday by agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

2 EMC employees and a Massachusetts business charged in "e-fencing" scheme

Today federal authorities charged a Brockton, Mass., man, a North Carolina man, and a Hanover, Mass., company in federal court for participating in schemes to sell high-tech equipment stolen from EMC Corporation, over the Internet. This investigation was conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

3 conspirators plead guilty to smuggling counterfeit goods through the Port of Baltimore

Three individuals plead guilty in federal court to conspiring to smuggle into the United States counterfeit shoes, handbags and wrist watches manufactured in Malaysia and China and trafficking in counterfeit goods. The guilty pleas resulted from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part of Cyber Monday crackdown

Seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation In Our Sites v. 2.0, as part of an ongoing investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE partners with other law enforcement agencies in Mississippi to combat counterfeit pharmaceuticals

Special agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in the execution of more than 30 federal search warrants across Mississippi today in search of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.

Chinese counterfeit drug distributor sentenced to prison

A man from China was sentenced on Monday to 12 months and a day in prison for conspiring to distribute counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and trafficking in pharmaceuticals with false labeling and counterfeit trademarks. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas. The investigation was conducted by agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations.

Chinese honey manufacturer sentenced to 18 months for illegal import scheme

The former president of a Chinese honey manufacturer was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle Chinese-origin honey into the U.S. - some of which was tainted with antibiotics - to avoid nearly $4 million in anti-dumping duties. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Honey importer sentenced to 30 months for conspiring to evade US import duties

A Taiwanese executive of several honey import companies was sentenced to 30 months in prison Friday for conspiring to avoid more than $5 million in U.S. anti-dumping duties by illegally importing Chinese-origin honey that was falsely identified as coming from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and India. This sentence resulted from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

2 Missouri men plead guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods

Two local men pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to trafficking in counterfeit goods after federal agents seized hundreds of pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes and other counterfeit apparel from them. The guilty pleas resulted from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department.

Sports memorabilia dealer pleads guilty in federal court

ICE seizes over $103,000.00 in counterfeit goods.

Texas man who was part of father & son team of pirated software sellers sentenced to 18 months in prison

A man from Wichita Falls, Texas, was sentenced on Friday to18 months in prison and ordered to pay $599,771 in restitution for selling pirated computer software through the Internet. The case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Importer sentenced for bringing in counterfeit exercise gear and bribing customs official

A Southern California woman who was convicted earlier this year of bribery and trafficking in counterfeit exercise gear was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison for attempting to bring counterfeit Malibu Pilates and Bowflex equipment into the United States.

Virginia man sentenced to 48 months for pirating copyrighted movies

Brad Newell, 43, of Norfolk, Va., was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for pirating and distributing copyrighted movies and for illegally filming a movie showing in a local theater following an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

DVDs and CDs seized in global operation

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced the seizure of tens of thousands of pirated and counterfeit CDs and DVDs at international mail facilities and express courier depots in the course of a global operation.

IPR Center participates in third annual worldwide scan of international mail for illicit pharmaceuticals sold on the Web

More than 40 countries have taken part in an international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines to raise awareness of the associated health risks, resulting in arrests across the globe and the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medicines.