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News Releases - Intellectual Property Rights

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2/20/2013 Chicago, IL ICE and CBP announce charges linked to major commercial fraud enterpriseImage Icon images
2/19/2013 New York, NY 3 automotive parts suppliers charged with selling counterfeit replacement parts
2/15/2013 San Juan, PR HSI, local partners seize $5 million in counterfeit goods from Puerto Rican retailer
2/8/2013 Rapid City, SD Florida man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods in South Dakota
2/6/2013 New York, NY Corporations charged for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China for sale in the USImage Icon images
1/31/2013 New Orleans, LA ICE, CBP, USPIS seize more than $13.6 million in fake NFL merchandise during 'Operation Red Zone'Image Icon images
1/30/2013 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania woman indicted for trafficking in counterfeit goods
1/28/2013 Los Angeles, CA Puerto Rican man sentenced to 2 years in prison for distributing counterfeit, Chinese-made pharmaceuticals across US
1/25/2013 Newark, NJ 2 NJ men arrested for distribution of counterfeit Viagra
1/24/2013 Little Rock, AR HSI Little Rock seizes $100,000 of counterfeit goods
1/17/2013 Seattle, WA Seattle-area distributors of counterfeit tech supplies indicted
1/8/2013 Wilmington, DE HSI dismantles massive international cyber-theft conspiracyImage Icon images
1/3/2013 Baltimore, MD Maryland shop owner pleads guilty to selling counterfeit merchandise
1/3/2013 Washington, DC Leader of internet piracy group "IMAGiNE" sentenced in Virginia to 60 months in prison for criminal copyright conspiracy
12/20/2012 Houston, TX Houston HSI seizes 89 websites selling counterfeit goods
12/14/2012 Los Angeles, CA Counterfeit goods shipments targeted as part of Operation Holiday Hoax
12/14/2012 San Francisco, CA Counterfeit goods shipments targeted as part of Operation Holiday Hoax
12/12/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, local partners seize $2 million in counterfeit goods from Puerto Rican retailers
12/10/2012 Los Angeles, CA Orange County man sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for illegally importing counterfeit exercise equipment
12/10/2012 Birmingham, AL HSI seizes $425,000 in counterfeit merchandise from Alabama flea marketImage Icon images
12/7/2012 Washington, DC US, Mexico participating in Operation Holiday HoaxImage Icon images
11/26/2012 Buffalo, NY Upstate New York man arrested, 15 websites seized as part of global crackdown on 'Cyber Monday'
11/26/2012 Washington, DC ICE, European law enforcement agencies and Europol seize 132 domain names selling counterfeit merchandise in 'Project Cyber Monday 3' and 'Project Transatlantic' operationsImage Icon images
11/19/2012 Baltimore, MD Baltimore man pleads guilty to infringing the copyrights of more than 1,000 commercial software programs worth more than $4 million
11/19/2012 Newark, NJ 16 arrested in counterfeit merchandise investigation
11/16/2012 Jacksonville, FL Texas business owner sentenced in counterfeit circuit breaker scheme
11/16/2012 Santa Ana, CA HSI targets Orange County vendors suspected of selling designer knockoffsImage Icon images
11/9/2012 Alexandria, VA Man sentenced to 36 months for $2.5M in software piracy
11/5/2012 Houston, TX Distributor of counterfeit pharmaceuticals sentenced to 10 months in prison
11/2/2012 Norfolk, VA 2 members of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' sentenced
10/29/2012 San Francisco, CA HSI shuts out counterfeit dealers who hoped for World Series windfallImage Icon images
10/29/2012 Washington, DC Federal agencies warn against counterfeit decorative contact lensesImage Icon images
10/24/2012 New Orleans, LA HSI seizes nearly 800 counterfeit sports team hats, jerseysImage Icon images
10/23/2012 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles-area man sentenced for trafficking thousands of DVDs with counterfeit Dolby trademarks
10/22/2012 Charlotte, NC North Carolina man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit airbags
10/19/2012 Asuncion, Paraguay, International Paraguayan authorities, working with HSI, seize more than $34 million in counterfeit goods
10/16/2012 Los Angeles, CA Lakewood man sentenced to more than 3 years for trafficking counterfeit computer softwareImage Icon images
10/15/2012 Detroit, MI HSI arrests 2 in Metro Detroit counterfeit air bag probeImage Icon images
10/12/2012 Los Angeles, CA New Zealand physician sentenced for trafficking in counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs
10/11/2012 Orlando, FL 3 individuals charged with trafficking in counterfeit goods
10/10/2012 Washington, DC NHTSA, ICE alert consumers to dangers of counterfeit air bagsImage Icon images
10/10/2012 Seattle, WA South Korean sentenced to more than 3 years for copyright infringement
10/4/2012 Washington, DC HSI seizes 686 websites selling counterfeit medicine to unsuspecting consumersImage Icon images
10/3/2012 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania man, store owner, sentenced to 44 months in prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods
10/1/2012 San Diego, CA Florida man charged with selling $7 million of unapproved oncology drugs through San Diego pharmacy
9/28/2012 Fresno, CA 5 Fresno men charged in HSI probe targeting major counterfeit DVD trafficking scheme
9/20/2012 Houston, TX Distributor of counterfeit pharmaceuticals sentenced to 21 months in prison
9/19/2012 Warwick, RI Rhode Island man arrested for selling suspected counterfeit merchandiseImage Icon images
9/11/2012 Buffalo, NY New York City couple, 3 others plead guilty in connection with counterfeit Nike sneaker ring
8/29/2012 Norfolk, VA Leader of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
8/29/2012 Crumpton, MD HSI, local partners arrest man for selling counterfeit products at Maryland auction site
8/23/2012 Cleveland, OH ICE, industry partner to combat brand theft
8/22/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, local partners seize $18 million in counterfeit contact lenses and merchandiseImage Icon images
8/17/2012 Washington, DC Maryland man sentenced for criminal copyright infringement
8/16/2012 Orlando, FL Florida man sentenced to prison for trafficking counterfeit Viagra and Cialis
8/14/2012 Peoria, IL 2 Illinois women sentenced for selling counterfeit goods
8/9/2012 Los Angeles, CA Man convicted for role in international counterfeit drug distribution schemeImage Icon images
8/3/2012 Rockford, IL 3 Illinois men sentenced to federal prison for selling counterfeit goods
7/19/2012 Seattle, WA Wash. man who sold pirated movies, Korean broadcasts online pleads guilty
7/19/2012 Los Angeles, CA Major overseas supplier of phony pharmaceuticals pleads guilty to federal charges
7/19/2012 Houston, TX Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods
7/17/2012 Los Angeles, CA Man who sold counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs online receives prison timeImage Icon images
7/13/2012 Washington, DC Another member of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
7/12/2012 Washington, DC ICE-led IPR Center seizes 70 websites duping consumers into buying counterfeit merchandiseImage Icon images
7/12/2012 Kansas City, MO HSI, Kansas City-area law enforcement seize more than $540,000 in fake MLB merchandiseImage Icon images
7/11/2012 Washington, DC IPR Center welcomes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as its 21st partner agencyImage Icon images
6/28/2012 Baltimore, MD Baltimore man indicted in scheme to reproduce and distribute more than 1,000 copyrighted commercial software programs worth over $4 million
6/22/2012 Norfolk, VA Member of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
6/20/2012 New York, NY HSI dismantles counterfeit cell phone operation, 3 arrestedImage Icon images
6/19/2012 Memphis, TN Memphis man pleads guilty in sale of counterfeit goods
6/18/2012 Denver, CO Colorado attorney general announces 4 people indicted following the local seizure of nearly $300,000 in counterfeit cycling gear
6/15/2012 Greenbelt, MD HSI seizes 2 websites offering fraudulent store and rewards coupons and related PayPal accounts
6/14/2012 Houston, TX Houston jury convicts distributor of counterfeit pharmaceuticals
6/8/2012 Detroit, MI $6.3 million settlement reached in False Claims Act case
6/8/2012 Laredo, TX South Texas man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods
6/7/2012 Oklahoma City, OK Counterfeit NBA merchandise seized from Oklahoma City stores
5/30/2012 Birmingham, AL ICE seizes thousands of counterfeit items at Birmingham stores
5/29/2012 Washington, DC Maryland man pleads guilty to copyright infringement
5/25/2012 Cleveland, OH Indonesian man pleads guilty to selling illegally modified gaming devices
5/21/2012 Fresno, CA 4 Fresno residents sentenced for selling pirated DVDs and CDs
5/18/2012 Rochester, NY Upstate New York man sentenced for importing counterfeit pharmaceuticals
5/11/2012 Washington, DC More than $1.5M in proceeds seized from online sale of counterfeit sports apparel manufactured in China
5/10/2012 Norfolk, VA Member of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
5/9/2012 San Jose, CA San Jose store owner indicted for trafficking in counterfeit designer goods
5/8/2012 Philadelphia, PA New Jersey woman sentenced for selling counterfeit cosmetics
5/8/2012 Washington, DC Federal law enforcement agencies join movie industry to unveil new anti-piracy warningImage Icon images
5/3/2012 Baltimore, MD HSI seizes more than $47 million in counterfeit merchandise at Patapsco Flea Market
4/27/2012 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles merchant charged with selling counterfeit designer accessories
4/26/2012 Peoria, IL 2 Illinois women plead guilty to selling counterfeit goods
4/26/2012 Fresno, CA Fresno HSI seizes nearly $1 million worth of bootleg movies and music in probe targeting counterfeiting ring
4/25/2012 Baltimore, MD 5 indicted for allegedly selling counterfeit goods
4/24/2012 St. Louis, MO 2 Israeli men sentenced for smuggling counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals into the United States
4/20/2012 El Paso, TX ICE seizes nearly $900,000 in counterfeit merchandise at El Paso flea marketImage Icon images
4/18/2012 Wilmington, DE Chinese nationals charged with software piracy and exporting technology to China
4/10/2012 Washington, DC More than $896,000 in proceeds seized from the online sale of counterfeit sports apparel manufactured in China
4/9/2012 Los Angeles, CA Lakewood man charged with trafficking counterfeit computer softwareImage Icon images
3/9/2012 Tampa, FL Tampa woman sentenced to 2 years for trafficking in counterfeit goodsImage Icon images
3/7/2012 Los Angeles, CA Feds arrest suspected large-scale smuggler of counterfeit sex drugsImage Icon images
3/2/2012 Newark, NJ 29 charged in New Jersey in international schemes to import counterfeit goods and drugs, launder profits
3/1/2012 Orlando, FL Agents confiscate thousands of counterfeit goods at NBA All-Star WeekendImage Icon images
2/28/2012 Baltimore, MD Bodog and 4 Canadian individuals indicted for conducting internet gambling business generating more than $100 million in sports gambling winnings
2/28/2012 Wichita Falls, TX North Texas man sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison on copyright infringement conviction
2/23/2012 Tampa, FL TOP STORY: HSI special agents seize $825,570 worth of counterfeit goodsImage Icon images
2/22/2012 Washington, DC Business manager sentenced for conspiring to sell counterfeit microelectronics to US military
2/21/2012 Washington, DC Operation Global Hoax II nets tens of thousands of counterfeit goods in 43 country operation
2/16/2012 Chattanooga, TN Man sentenced to 37 months for trafficking in counterfeit airbags
2/15/2012 Washington, DC California business owner sentenced for conspiring to sell counterfeit microelectronics to the US military
2/9/2012 Tucson, AZ ICE special agents seize estimated $1 million in counterfeit jewelry at Tucson gem showImage Icon images
2/8/2012 New Orleans, LA Louisiana man sentenced for pirating CDs, DVDs
2/3/2012 Tampa, FL HSI Tampa seizes more than $1 million worth of counterfeit goods
2/2/2012 Baltimore, MD HSI agents arrests fugitive on copyright infringement charges
2/2/2012 New York, NY Michigan man arrested for illegally streaming live sporting events over the Internet
2/2/2012 Indianapolis, IN Agents and officers seize more than $4.8 million in fake NFL merchandise and seize 307 websites during 'Operation Fake Sweep'Image Icon images
1/24/2012 Washington, DC IPR Center welcomes Europol as its 20th partner agencyImage Icon images
1/13/2012 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles-area woman found guilty of trafficking more than 30,000 DVDs with counterfeit Dolby trademarks
1/9/2012 Washington, DC CBP, ICE release report on 2011 counterfeit seizures
1/6/2012 Washington, DC Leader of NinjaVideo.net website sentenced to 22 months in prison for criminal copyright conspiracy
1/3/2012 Philadelphia, PA Local sportswear vendors lose their shirts in illegal sales at 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic
12/22/2011 Washington, DC US, Mexico seize more than $80 million during Operation Holiday HoaxImage Icon images
12/8/2011 Jacksonville, FL Business owner pleads guilty to trafficking in counterfeit circuit breakersImage Icon images
12/5/2011 Washington, DC 2 New Jersey men charged for trafficking in counterfeit perfume
11/30/2011 Seattle, WA 2 Seattle-area men charged with criminal copyright infringement
11/29/2011 Washington, DC US government announces campaign to combat demand for counterfeit products
11/28/2011 Washington, DC Operation In Our Sites protects American online shoppers, cracks down on counterfeitersImage Icon images
11/10/2011 St. Louis, MO St. Louis man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for copyright infringement, failing to register as a sex offender
11/7/2011 Kansas City, KS Kansas man sentenced for smuggling counterfeit Cisco computer equipment
11/3/2011 Washington, DC Remaining co-founder of NinjaVideo.net pleads guilty to criminal copyright conspiracy
11/2/2011 Rochester, NY New York man pleads guilty to importing counterfeit pharmaceuticals
10/31/2011 Washington, DC ICE announces results of 'Operation Strike Out'Image Icon images
10/28/2011 Buffalo, NY 2 women arrested for selling counterfeit designer merchandise
10/25/2011 Washington, DC 2 additional NinjaVideo top administrators plead guilty to criminal copyright conspiracy
10/25/2011 Washington, DC VisionTech administrator sentenced to prison for role in sales of counterfeit circuits destined to U.S. military
10/25/2011 New York, NY Website operator indicted for illegally streaming copyrighted sporting events
10/21/2011 Washington, DC "Operation Short Circuit" protects consumers from counterfeit electrical goods
10/17/2011 Washington, DC ICE HSI seizes $3 million worth of counterfeit items at D.C.-area flea marketImage Icon images
9/30/2011 Tampa, FL ICE search warrants net 60,760 counterfeit items worth nearly $28.4 million
9/30/2011 Washington, DC IPR Center participates in annual worldwide scan of international mail for illicit pharmaceuticals sold on the Internet
9/29/2011 Washington, DC Ninjavideo founder pleads guilty to criminal copyright conspiracy
9/27/2011 Washington, DC TOP STORY: IPR operation nets counterfeit goodsImage Icon images
9/26/2011 Washington, DC Founder of Ninjavideo pleads guilty to criminal copyright conspiracy
9/23/2011 Tampa, FL ICE search warrants net an estimated 50,000 counterfeit items worth $5M Image Icon images
9/16/2011 Arlington, VA IPR Center hosts annual symposiumImage Icon images
9/12/2011 Los Angeles, CA Southern California man sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for importing counterfeit exercise equipment
9/12/2011 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to trafficking in counterfeit professional sports apparel
9/9/2011 Washington, DC Ninjavideo website operators charged with criminal copyright conspiracy
9/9/2011 Washington, DC Virginia woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for importing and selling counterfeit Cisco computer equipment
9/9/2011 Tampa, FL TOP STORY: ICE HSI-led teams combat intellectual property theftImage Icon images
8/23/2011 New York, NY HSI agents arrest website operator for illegally streaming copyrighted sporting events
8/18/2011 Washington, DC Maryland man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for importing and selling counterfeit Cisco computer networking equipment
8/15/2011 Washington, DC Michigan woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for selling more than $400,000 in counterfeit business software
8/5/2011 New York, NY 2 Chinese nationals plead guilty to trafficking in counterfeit perfume
8/5/2011 Arlington, VA National IPR Center launches new websiteImage Icon images
7/29/2011 Sacramento, CA Former downtown mall shop owner indicted for selling counterfeit goods
7/28/2011 Washington, DC Homeland Security Investigations brings counterfeit designers to heel
7/26/2011 Washington, DC TOP STORY: National IPR Center takes down drug counterfeitersImage Icon images
7/19/2011 Houston, TX 7 charged in interstate over-the-counter drug theft and fencing operation
6/28/2011 San Francisco, CA Counterfeit Major League Baseball clothing seized during World Series being donated to Haiti's needy
6/20/2011 Baltimore, MD Baltimore store owner sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling counterfeit luxury apparel and accessories
6/17/2011 Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls, Texas, man, pleads guilty in federal court to copyright infringement of computer software
6/14/2011 Washington, DC Federal agencies launch 'Operation Chain Reaction'Image Icon images
6/9/2011 San Jose, CA Feds seize nearly $15 million from investment account of fugitive in ICE counterfeit software case
6/8/2011 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia man indicted for trafficking in counterfeit pharmaceuticals
6/3/2011 Denver, CO Chinese national sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison for trafficking counterfeit pharmaceutical weight-loss drug
5/25/2011 Washington, DC ICE puts the summer heat on counterfeiters
5/23/2011 Los Angeles, CA 2 arrested in ICE probe targeting major LA-area Chinese video storeImage Icon images
5/12/2011 Fullerton, CA 2 LA-area men charged with illegally importing $2 million in counterfeit Disney pins to sell over the InternetImage Icon images
5/9/2011 Los Angeles, CA LA man pleads guilty to trafficking in counterfeit exercise equipment
5/9/2011 Los Angeles, CA 3 associated with LA store sentenced for selling lead-tainted counterfeit designer jewelryImage Icon images
4/26/2011 Washington, DC New public service announcement launched to raise intellectual property theft awareness
4/4/2011 Houston, TX Chinese counterfeit drug distributor sentenced in absentia to nearly 3 years
3/29/2011 Anaheim, CA Fugitive sought in scheme to manufacture and sell counterfeit rifle sights onlineImage Icon images
3/23/2011 New York, NY 3 alleged counterfeit perfume importers from China indicted in New York
3/16/2011 Washington, DC ICE and CBP release 2010 report on counterfeit seizures
3/15/2011 Detroit, MI HSI hosts intellectual property rights program for businesses
3/10/2011 New York, NY New York business agrees to forfeit $1.9 million in 'gray market' watches
3/3/2011 New Haven, CT Texas man involved in software piracy conspiracy is sentenced
3/3/2011 New York, NY HSI agents arrest website operator that illegally streamed copyrighted sporting events
2/24/2011 Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield business owner indicted for trafficking in counterfeit goods
2/17/2011 Chicago, IL Chinese honey importer arrested for allegedly evading US import duties
2/17/2011 New Orleans, LA Louisiana man sentenced for trafficking counterfeit New Orleans Saints jerseys
2/15/2011 Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield retailer charged with trafficking counterfeit goodsImage Icon images
2/14/2011 Washington, DC Sweetheart, but fake, deals put on ICE
2/4/2011 Dallas, TX Counterfeiters thrown for a lossImage Icon images
2/2/2011 New York, NY New York investigators seize 10 websites that illegally streamed copyrighted sporting and pay-per-view events
1/28/2011 Denver, CO Chinese national pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit pharmaceutical weight-loss drug
1/27/2011 Honolulu, HI ICE seizes more than 40,000K worth of fake NFL apparel at area swap meetsImage Icon images
1/14/2011 Baltimore, MD Maryland man indicted for copyright infringement of commercial software programs
1/11/2011 Phoenix, AZ ICE seizes counterfeit NFL jerseys in PhoenixImage Icon images
12/29/2010 Pittsburgh, PA ICE teams with CBP, USPIS to intercept counterfeit NHL Winter Classic sportswearImage Icon images
12/17/2010 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia woman pleads guilty to importing illegal diet pillsImage Icon images
12/15/2010 Rockford, IL 8 arrested in Rockford, Ill., for wire fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods
12/14/2010 New Orleans, LA ICE seizes more than 250,000 dollars worth of counterfeit items at New Orleans flea marketImage Icon images
12/14/2010 Las Vegas, NV ICE seizes more than 350,000 dollars worth of counterfeit merchandise, cosmetics at area swap meets Image Icon images
12/10/2010 Abilene, TX ICE seizes more than 100,000 dollars worth of counterfeit items at 3 Abilene businesses Image Icon images
12/7/2010 Boston, MA 2 EMC employees and a Massachusetts business charged in "e-fencing" scheme
12/2/2010 Baltimore, MD 3 conspirators plead guilty to smuggling counterfeit goods through the Port of Baltimore
11/29/2010 Washington, DC ICE seizes 82 website domains involved in selling counterfeit goods as part of Cyber Monday crackdownImage Icon images
11/18/2010 Jackson, MS ICE partners with other law enforcement agencies in Mississippi to combat counterfeit pharmaceuticalsImage Icon images
11/15/2010 Houston, TX Chinese counterfeit drug distributor sentenced to prisonImage Icon images
11/9/2010 Chicago, IL Chinese honey manufacturer sentenced to 18 months for illegal import scheme
11/5/2010 Chicago, IL Honey importer sentenced to 30 months for conspiring to evade US import duties
11/4/2010 Springfield, MO 2 Missouri men plead guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods
11/2/2010 Philadelphia, PA Sports memorabilia dealer pleads guilty in federal court
10/29/2010 Washington, DC Texas man who was part of father and son team of pirated software sellers sentenced to 18 months in prison
10/25/2010 Los Angeles, CA Importer sentenced for bringing in counterfeit exercise gear and bribing customs official
10/19/2010 Norfolk, VA Virginia man sentenced to 48 months for pirating copyrighted movies
10/15/2010 Washington, DC DVDs and CDs seized in global operation
10/15/2010 Washington, DC IPR Center participates in third annual worldwide scan of international mail for illicit pharmaceuticals sold on the Web
10/5/2010 Oakland, CA Owners of Bay Area smoke shops charged with selling counterfeit goods
10/5/2010 Washington, DC 'Safe Summer' operations seize tons of potentially harmful counterfeit items in US and Mexico
10/4/2010 Davenport, IA Eastern Iowa store owner sentenced to 37 months for trafficking in counterfeit goods
10/1/2010 Seattle, WA Seattle woman sentenced for selling counterfeit exercise equipment
9/30/2010 St Louis, MO Missouri man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods
9/30/2010 Buffalo, NY 7 arrested in counterfeit merchandise trafficking operation
9/24/2010 Beijing-Seoul, International ICE delegation travels to Asia to build on international investigative enforcement cooperationImage Icon images
9/18/2010 Guangzhou, International ICE Director Morton visits Guangzhou, China
9/16/2010 Beijing, International ICE Director Morton outlines need for partnership between U.S. law enforcement and Chinese companies to thwart intellectual property violations
9/8/2010 New Orleans, LA ICE tackles counterfeit sports merchandise, other goods in New Orleans areaImage Icon images
9/7/2010 Houston, TX Texas man sentenced for selling counterfeit "Cisco" routers
9/3/2010 Houston, TX Houston business owner convicted of trafficking counterfeit prescription drugs
8/31/2010 Los Angeles, CA Feds, local law enforcement team up to seize millions in counterfeit goodsImage Icon images
8/30/2010 Miami, FL ICE seizes $389,000 worth of counterfeit items at South Florida flea markets
8/6/2010 St Louis, MO Missouri man indicted for importing and selling counterfeit drugs
8/3/2010 San Francisco, CA San Francisco merchants charged with trafficking counterfeit apparel and accessories worth millions of dollars Image Icon images
7/28/2010 Minneapolis, MN 4 Minnesotans plead guilty to trafficking counterfeit sportswear
7/28/2010 Springfield, MO Missouri men indicted for trafficking counterfeit goods
7/15/2010 Los Angeles, CA Importer convicted of bribery and trafficking in counterfeit Chinese-made exercise equipment
7/13/2010 Atlanta, GA ICE hosts local intellectual property rights program for local businesses
7/8/2010 New Orleans, LA ICE hosts local intellectual property rights program for local businesses
7/2/2010 Hollywood, CA ICE plays starring role in battling movie piracyImage Icon images
6/30/2010 Los Angeles, CA "Operation In Our Sites" targets Internet movie piratesImage Icon images
6/28/2010 Washington, DC ICE Assistant Secretary Morton congratulates Mexican counterparts
6/21/2010 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles shop owners plead guilty to selling Chinese-made counterfeit designer jewelry containing hazardous lead levels Image Icon images
6/11/2010 Washington, DC 2 New York importers convicted in one of the largest counterfeit goods prosecutions in U.S. history
6/9/2010 Philadelphia, PA Local sportswear vendors lose their shirts in illegal salesImage Icon images
6/8/2010 Savannah, GA ICE, CBP partner to stop flow of counterfeit goods through Savannah
6/3/2010 Arlington, VA ICE hosts intellectual property theft symposium at National IPR CenterImage Icon images
5/28/2010 Shreveport, LA Jury convicts retail clothing store owner of selling counterfeit merchandise
5/18/2010 Chicago, IL Nigerian woman charged in international DVD piracy ring
5/6/2010 Washington, DC Initiative nets $143 million in Cisco goods
4/30/2010 Buffalo, NY Military supply fraud case results in charges against 6 men, 3 companies
4/26/2010 Washington, DC IPR Center marks World IP Day by seizing $263 million in counterfeit goodsImage Icon images
4/23/2010 Houston, TX Convicted counterfeit pharmaceutical distributor re-sentenced
4/23/2010 Minneapolis, MN 6 indicted for trafficking in counterfeit sportswear
4/20/2010 Santa Ana, CA Orange County man charged with distributing misbranded "all-natural" sexual enhancements
4/16/2010 Miami, FL Counterfeiters put on ICE following a seizure of more than $1.4 millionImage Icon images
4/12/2010 Miami, FL 2 Miami-based aircraft parts suppliers plead guilty in procurement fraud scheme
3/31/2010 Houston, TX Counterfeit drug distributor sentenced to prison
3/25/2010 Denver, CO 2 arrested for illegally trafficking counterfeit weight-loss medication
3/23/2010 Milwaukee, WI ICE seizes more than $2.3 million in counterfeit items in WisconsinImage Icon images
3/19/2010 Baltimore, MD 9 defendants indicted for smuggling millions of dollars in counterfeit goods manufactured in Asia through the Port of BaltimoreImage Icon images
3/18/2010 Hong Kong, International ICE meets with industry leaders in battle against counterfeit and pirated productsImage Icon images
3/11/2010 Washington, DC Father and son plead guilty to selling counterfeit software worth $1 million Image Icon images
3/5/2010 Tampa, FL Tampa Super Bowl t-shirt counterfeiter sentenced to 6 months in prison
3/3/2010 Newark, NJ New Jersey man pleads guilty in scheme to bribe port officials
2/18/2010 Miami, FL ICE's Operation Faux Bowl results in seizure of more than $430,000 in counterfeit items
2/15/2010 Dallas, TX ICE seizes $197,000 worth of counterfeit itemsImage Icon images
2/5/2010 Kansas City, MO Business owners sentenced for distributing tainted pet food ingredient
2/4/2010 Miami, FL ICE teams with NFL, CBP and area police to protect Super Bowl fans Image Icon images
2/3/2010 San Juan, PR 24 arrested by ICE for intellectual property rights, copyright violationsImage Icon images
1/26/2010 Washington, DC ICE hosts motion picture industry summit on fighting film piracy
12/14/2009 Washington, DC $26 million in counterfeits seized
12/3/2009 Detroit, MI $1 million in counterfeit items seized
11/25/2009 Minneapolis, MN ICE seizes 17,000 counterfeit items worth $643,000
11/20/2009 Washington, DC National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center partners take part in international week of action on illegal pharmaceuticals
10/20/2009 Detroit, MI ICE agents seize $1.4 million in counterfeit DVDs
10/9/2009 Washington, DC 3 indicted for selling counterfeit high-tech parts to the US military
10/7/2009 Minneapolis, MN 2 Minnesota men indicted for selling and importing counterfeit medications
9/29/2009 San Juan, PR ICE seizes 22,728 counterfeit CDs and DVDs valued at $85,390
9/25/2009 Seattle, WA Sale of counterfeit goods results in 3-year prison term
8/3/2009 Los Angeles, CA Anaheim man charged with illegally modifying video game consoles
7/28/2009 New Haven , CT North Carolina man involved in software piracy conspiracy is sentenced
6/22/2009 Los Angeles, CA LA wholesaler sentenced for selling designer goods
6/16/2009 Kansas City, MO Nevada business owners plead guilty to distributing tainted ingredient used in pet food
6/9/2009 St. Louis, MO St. Louis-area store owner pleads guilty to selling fake merchandise
6/6/2009 Concord, NH 3 vendors arrested at N.H. flea market
6/1/2009 Detroit, MI ICE partners with NHL to combat counterfeits during Stanley Cup Finals
5/28/2009 Washington, DC Mexican Government, working with ICE, seizes thousands of counterfeit shoes headed to Guatemala and Nicaragua
5/20/2009 Denver, CO ICE seizes 1,635 counterfeit items from vendors in 16th Street Mall area
5/8/2009 San Juan, PR Counterfeit goods including Cartier, Gucci and Rolex with an estimated value of nearly $8 million seized by ICE agents in Puerto Rico
4/24/2009 Washington, DC IPR Center supports World Intellectual Property Day
4/22/2009 San Jose, CA Colorado man pleads guilty to running unlicensed Internet pharmacy
4/2/2009 Miami, FL Romanian national pleads guilty to export conspiracy
4/2/2009 Detroit, MI ICE teams up to seize counterfeit goods during NCAA Final Four games
3/23/2009 Houston, TX Dallas man convicted for distributing counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs
2/18/2009 Seattle, WA Washington state man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit goods on the Internet
2/17/2009 Washington, DC Texas man sentenced to 41 months for $1 million in counterfeit software sales on Web sites
2/6/2009 San Juan, PR 2,000 pieces of counterfeit goods including Coach, Lacoste and Tous seized in Old San Juan following ICE investigation
1/29/2009 Tampa, FL ICE tackles counterfeit goods at Super Bowl
1/15/2009 Houston, TX Counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs distributor sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison
1/8/2009 Washington, DC ICE, CBP increase seizure totals of counterfeit and pirated goods in 2008
12/19/2008 Washington, DC 3 Texas men sentenced for roles in sale of $2.5 million in counterfeit software
12/17/2008 Washington, DC ICE and CBP seize over $6 million in harmful items at ports of entry
12/15/2008 Atlanta, GA 13,000 pieces of counterfeit goods including Coach, Gucci and Nike with an estimated value of $250,000 were seized in Atlanta following an ICE investigation
12/11/2008 Charleston, SC More than $500,000 worth of counterfeit Nike, Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren products seized in Charleston following ICE-led investigation
11/13/2008 Washington, DC National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center partners take part in international day of action on illegal pharmaceuticals
10/31/2008 Washington, DC Two Virginia residents found guilty of conspiracy involving the importation and sale of falsely labeled fish
10/31/2008 Houston, TX Pakistani man sentenced to 4 1/2 years for reselling phones
8/22/2008 Washington, DC 2 individuals and 2 companies pleaded guilty to counterfeit toothpaste trafficking
8/22/2008 Austin, TX 3 N. Texas men plead guilty to commercially distributing pirated software
8/15/2008 Los Angeles, CA Southern California doctor charged with bringing misbranded foreign cancer drugs into the United States
8/1/2008 San Diego, CA 2 physicians plead guilty in international Internet pharmacy conspiracy
7/29/2008 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles woman arrested after allegedly selling Human Growth Hormone and counterfeit Botox over the Internet
7/25/2008 Washington, DC Counterfeit product seizures up nearly 3% in mid-FY 2008
7/23/2008 Washington, DC Software counterfeiter gets 4 years in web sales of $1 million
7/10/2008 Washington, DC New National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center opens in Virginia
7/7/2008 Hoston, TX Chinese Internet distributor convicted of trafficking in fake prescription drugs
5/15/2008 Washington, DC Oregon man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit software worth $1 million
5/2/2008 Montgomery, AL ICE arrests 4 illegal aliens, seizes $5 million in counterfeit merchandise in Alabama
3/5/2008 Houston, TX Alleged distributor of counterfeit pharmaceuticals extradited from Asia
2/28/2008 Washington, DC ICE, CBP, DOJ announce international initiative against traffickers in counterfeit network hardware
2/26/2008 Bakersfield, CA California convenience store owner pleads guilty to selling counterfeit DVDs
2/25/2008 Hattiesburg, MS DVD pirate sentenced following ICE investigation
2/19/2008 New Orleans, LA ICE teams with NBA and area police to protect NBA All Star Game fans from sports knockoffs
2/7/2008 Phoenix, AZ ICE-led task force seizes nearly $500,000 worth of phony NFL merchandise and sports memorabilia
1/31/2008 Phoenix, AZ ICE teams with NFL, area police to protect Super Bowl fans from sports fakes
1/28/2008 Washington, DC Value of CBP, ICE seizures of counterfeit goods in FY2007 is up 27%
1/18/2008 Washington, DC 3 New Yorkers arrested in one of the largest operations of counterfeit luxury goods in the U.S.