Manhattan Resident Sentenced in Counterfeit Money Case
Goshen, NY – A Manhattan woman, Carol Ntuli, has been sentenced in Orange County Court following her guilty plea to charges related to counterfeit currency. On Friday, September 27, Ntuli, aged 39,…
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize $314K in Counterfeit Converse-like Sneakers
BALTIMORE — Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but we’re sure Chuck Taylor would come apart at the seams if he saw these knockoffs of his long beloved sneaker. This blue…
K9 Sniffs Out Counterfeit Cash, Gun During Suspicious Person Call
CUMBERLAND, MD – The Cumberland Police Department apprehended 28-year-old Thomas Dillan Westbrook, a resident of Keyser, WV, on Tuesday. The arrest occurred after a call to the police regarding suspicious activity in…
Louisville CBP Intercepts Shipments of Counterfeit Designer Jewelry & Phone Cases Worth over $1.7 Million
LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville stopped and inspected two shipments containing designer rings, watch bands, and phone cases deemed to be counterfeit by CBP’s Centers of…
CBP Seizes $3M in Counterfeit Watches
DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport seized five counterfeit Richard Mille watches originating from Hong Kong. Officers seized the shipment of luxury watches destined…
$637,000 of counterfeit goods stopped by CBP Officers in Chicago
CHICAGO– On June 4, at Chicago O’Hare’s International Mail Facility, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers inspected a shipment manifested as ‘Fashion Sunglasses’ and found a lot more than pairs of…
Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize Nearly $15M in Counterfeit Currency
PHILADELPHIA –Fifteen million dollars could do a lot of good, but when that currency is fake, it could ruin a lot of lives. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s recent seizures of four…
CBP Atlanta Delivers Counterfeit Awareness to Airport Travelers
ATLANTA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers and import specialists presented an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) outreach with travelers at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) on…
CBP Officers Seize Several Counterfeit Purses Ahead of Mother’s Day
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Lewiston Bridge Port of Entry seized several designer purses for bearing counterfeit trademarks. CBP officers inspected multiple parcels originating from…
3 shipments containing 3,165 counterfeit items worth over $3.1M Seized by Louisville CBP in 1 night
LOUISVILLE, Ky— May 8 was a busy night for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville. CBP officers in Louisville seized three shipments containing various luxury items. From handbags, to…
Suspect charged for using counterfeit money at Manchester Sheetz
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA – In a recent incident, Northern York County police are deep into an investigation concerning an attempt to use counterfeit money at a Sheetz store located in Manchester Township.…
24 hours 2,400 pieces of counterfeit jewelry worth over $4.41M seized by Louisville CBP
LOUISVILLE, Ky–-In 24 hours, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized three shipments of jewelry for bearing counterfeit designer trademarks while attempting importation into the United States. On April…
Philadelphia CBP Seizes Nearly $200K in Counterfeit Auto Parts from China
PHILADELPHIA – Automotive repairs can be costly. Consumers might try to save a few bucks by buying cheaper parts online or by hiring a mechanic who offers to do the repair work…
15-year-old robbed while trying to sell his PS5 to suspect with counterfeit cash
BROOKLYN, NY – A 15-year-old was robbed after he realized he was being scammed while trying to sell his PS5 gaming console in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. The robbery took place on Wednesday…
Norfolk CBP Officers Seize Over $700K in Counterfeit Designer Brand Clothes, Shoes, Purses
NORFOLK, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over $700,000 in counterfeit designer brand name clothes, purses, scarves, sneakers and other items in Norfolk, Va., on March 16. CBP officers…
CBP Intercepts Counterfeit Stamps
DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport seized 4,080 counterfeit U.S. postage stamps. The fraudulent stamps were discovered after CBP officers inspected packages that were manifested…
2 Chicago CBP Interceptions Stop Counterfeit Merchandise & Cash
CHICAGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport were busy on February 1. Officers at the International Mail Facility (IMF) stopped over $76,000 of counterfeit currency, while officers…
One Night, Two Shipments, $686K in Counterfeit Goods Intercepted by CBP Officers in Chicago
CHICAGO— On Sunday, January 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the International Mail Facility near O’Hare intercepted two separate shipments originating from Thailand and heading to Alabama containing a…
More than 8K Pounds of Drugs and $23M in Counterfeit Items Seized by Chicago CBP During FY 22
CHICAGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of Chicago have been busy this fiscal year seizing shipments of dangerous products and counterfeit items to ensure arriving packages are…
Indianapolis CBP Sees 55 Percent Increase in Counterfeit Goods in FY 2022
INDIANAPOLIS—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis saw a record number of fraudulent counterfeits during Fiscal Year 2022. CBP officers in Indianapolis seized 7,901 counterfeits that would have been worth…
San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices Used for Skin Tightening and Fat Burning
LOS ANGELES – A Tarzana man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running a nearly $6 million scheme in which he knowingly sold used skin-tightening medical devices that were…