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Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit goods
A southeast Texas man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to traffic in counterfeit CHI hair care products, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, Southern District of Texas. This investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Major overseas supplier of phony pharmaceuticals pleads guilty to federal charges
A foreign physician suspected of being a large-scale supplier of phony erectile dysfunction drugs to distributors in California, Texas and Europe faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from a long-term probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
HSI special agents seize counterfeit MLB merchandise
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and Kansas City-area law enforcement seized more than $540,000 in fake Major League Baseball (MLB) merchandise during a two-week operation prior to last week's MLB All-Star Game.
Wash. man who sold pirated movies, Korean broadcasts online pleads guilty
Sang Jin Kim pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of criminal copyright infringement following an intellectual property rights probe by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Man who sold counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs online receives prison time
A Canoga Park man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to using Craigslist to advertise and sell counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
IPR Center welcomes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as its 21st partner agency
In a move designed to bolster partnerships and information sharing on intellectual property crime, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) joined the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) to become the center's 21st partner agency.
HSI, Kansas City-area law enforcement seize more than $540,000 in fake MLB merchandise
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers from other law enforcement agencies seized more than $540,000 in counterfeit Major League Baseball (MLB) merchandise during a two-week operation ending with Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.
ICE-led IPR Center seizes 70 websites duping consumers into buying counterfeit merchandise
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) seized 70 websites that were illegally selling counterfeit merchandise.
Another member of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
Gregory A. Cherwonik pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to willfully reproduce and distribute tens of thousands of infringing copies of copyrighted works without permission, including infringing copies of movies before they were commercially released on DVD.
Member of Internet piracy group 'IMAGiNE' pleads guilty to copyright infringement conspiracy
A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to willfully reproduce and distribute tens of thousands of infringing copies of copyrighted works without permission, including infringing copies of movies before they were commercially released on DVD.
Baltimore man indicted in scheme to reproduce and distribute more than 1,000 copyrighted commercial software programs worth over $4 million
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging a Baltimore man with conspiring to, and illegally reproducing and distributing more than 1,000 copyrighted commercial software programs, with a total value of more than $4 million, following an investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
ICE seizes nearly $900,000 in counterfeit merchandise at El Paso flea market
Special agents with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Sunday seized nearly 20,000 counterfeit items with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of nearly $900,000, at the local Fox Plaza flea market.
2 Israeli men sentenced for smuggling counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals into the United States
Benny Carmi and Moshe Dahan pleaded guilty Monday and were sentenced for smuggling counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals into the United States, including the erectile dysfunction drug marketed in the United States as Cialis (R).
5 indicted for allegedly selling counterfeit goods
A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals related to a conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). From October 2011 through April 2012, the defendants operated in and around Baltimore, including at the Patapsco Flea Market, selling counterfeit purses, handbags...
Fresno HSI seizes nearly $1 million worth of bootleg movies and music in probe targeting counterfeiting ring
Two Mexican nationals made their initial appearance in federal court Wednesday on charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents executed a search warrant at a rural Fresno-area home, seizing more than 70,000 pirated copies of music and movies.
2 Illinois women plead guilty to selling counterfeit goods
Jannette Grant and Kimberly Nein have pleaded guilty of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods. The two women conducted business as "The Purse Lady" and sold more than $1 million in fake brand name purses, wallets, sunglasses with a MSRP of more than $1.6 million.
Los Angeles merchant charged with selling counterfeit designer accessories
Leticia Nunez, a vendor in the Los Angeles fashion district who operates two booths that sell designer handbags, jewelry and other accessories, is expected to be arraigned in federal court Friday afternoon following her indictment for trafficking in counterfeit goods.
HSI seizes more than $47 million in counterfeit merchandise at Patapsco Flea Market
On Sunday, April 22, HSI special agents executed a federal search warrant at the Patapsco Flea Market at 1400 W. Patapsco Avenue in Baltimore as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.