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,…
CBP Memphis, HSI and Gwinnett County Georgia Crush nearly $16 Million Counterfeit Goods Seller
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in Memphis, working from information provided by the Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia, seized two shipments of various counterfeit luxury goods,…
Federal Authorities Arrest Philadelphia Man who Allegedly Imported Counterfeit Airbags
NICB, NHTSA offer consumers advice to protect themselves from airbag fraud PHILADELPHIA – Federal authorities arrested a suspect today following a years-long investigation of counterfeit vehicle airbag inflators that included seizures by…
$2.88 Million of Counterfeit Items Intercepted by Chicago CBP in January
CHICAGO–On January 31, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at an Express Consignment Operations (ECO) hub near O’Hare seized a shipment that was arriving from Israel containing over $713,000 worth of…
Bradenton Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Passing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Dennis Michael Aigotti (54, Bradenton) to 36 months in federal prison for possessing and passing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. The…
Burlington drug dealer charged for death of Florence man he sold fentanyl laced counterfeit drugs to
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Florence Township Police Chief Brian Boldizar announced that a 26-year-old Burlington Township drug dealer has been charged with causing the death of…
Florida-Based Pharmaceutical President Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment charging a Florida resident, along with nine other individuals, in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District…
California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Passing Counterfeit Currency
BOISE – A San Leandro, California man was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement for passing counterfeit currency. According to court records, on March 4,…
Philadelphia Man Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags from China
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Emiliano Rodriguez, 44, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Philadelphia, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with one count…
Memphis Seizes Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses Every Day
MEMPHIS — Thousands of under-21-year-olds are not receiving their fraudulent drivers’ licenses, with no option for refunds or store credit. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of…
Bradenton Man Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Counterfeit Currency
Tampa, Florida – Anthony Wayne Smith (58, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit currency. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for…
ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans seized 59,425 counterfeit items valued at more than $1 million during a holiday-related intellectual property rights surge…
Acting U.S. Attorney Warns of Increasing Danger of Counterfeit Prescription Opioids Containing Fentanyl
BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III today highlighted the danger that counterfeit prescription pills pose to…
IPR Center, Europol make Cyber Monday shopping safer; seize $3 million in counterfeit goods
WASHINGTON – Through the ongoing international Operation “In Our Sites,” the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Europol seized or shut down more than 490,475 websites illegally selling counterfeit…
Dundalk Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Charges Related to Aggravated Identity Theft, Sale of Stolen Citizenship Documents and Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Orvil Perez-Jimenez, age 34, of Dundalk, Maryland to two years and four months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…
El Cajon Resident Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling Counterfeit Pills with Fentanyl that Caused 19-Year-Old’s Death
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong and Adam Gordon (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—November 24, 2021 SAN DIEGO—El Cajon resident Olatunde James Temitope Akintonde was sentenced in federal court today to…
Texas Vape Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Importation of Counterfeit Vaping Products
A Texas vape shop owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge relating to the importation of counterfeit vaping products, the Department of Justice announced. Muhammad Uzair Khalid (Uzair), 36, of Garland,…
Superseding Indictments Charge Three Bank Employees and Eight Others in Alleged Counterfeit Checks and Bank Fraud Schemes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Acting United State Attorney Richard B. Myrus announced today that a pair of superseding indictments unsealed in federal court in Providence charge eleven individuals, including three bank employees, with…
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize 1,000 Counterfeit and Potentially Dangerous Solar Panels from China
BALTIMORE – Homeowners and businesses continue the popular and responsible trend of installing renewable energy solutions, such as solar technology, to save costs and to help combat global warming, but U.S. Customs…
CBP at the LA/Long Beach Seaport Reports Record-Breaking Year for Seizures of Counterfeit and Prohibited Merchandise
LOS ANGELES—In Fiscal Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021), amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport identified and…
Nine Indicted in Counterfeit Promethazine-Codeine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
BEAUMONT, Texas – A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment charging nine individuals in drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas…