Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, scientist, diplomat, and U.S. Founding Father that it’s easy to lose track of his other accomplishments. So add one more to the roster: his early work in printing colonial paper currency designed to counter the constant threat of counterfeiting. Franklin was an early innovator of printing…
How Benjamin Franklin Foiled Early Counterfeiters With His Genius Colonial Script Printing Methods
Big Tobacco Faces Big EU Counterfeit Problem
MADRID—Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this year, seizing nearly 40 million euros ($44 million) worth of tobacco leaf and illicit cigarettes. At one, in the northern town of Alfaro, they found 10 Ukrainian workers, five of them war refugees, who’d been put to work with no contracts and scant pay, police said….
Georgia Court of Appeals Revives 2020 Fulton County Counterfeit Ballot Inspection Case
May 16, 2023
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The Georgia Court of Appeals on May 11 revived a lawsuit alleging that fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were found in Fulton County during the 2020 general election. The appeals court issued an order (pdf) remanding the ballot case back to the Superior Court. However, the order only applies to petitioners who are residents of Fulton County. Nine plaintiffs, among…
Black Market Boom | The Dark Web Ep2 | Documentary
February 17, 2023
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This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. Drugs, guns, counterfeit documents, and much more are sold on dark web marketplaces that run on anonymous browsers and use cryptocurrency. AlphaBay was the biggest marketplace, transacting over $800,000 in a day. …
NTD Good Morning (Feb. 1): Rep. Comer Says DOJ or WH Interfered With Matters of Classified Documents; NATO Chief Warns of China
Have the Department of Justice or the White House interfered with the classified documents affair? Representative James Comer says they have and will hold a “transparent” inquiry into who had access. A Chinese Corn Mill project in North Dakota is being terminated. Find out what the Air Force had to say about the company with CCP ties setting up shop…
China is Largest Provider of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods to US: Government Report
Communist China leads the world in the creation of counterfeit and pirated goods, according to a new report by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Some 75 percent of the value of all counterfeit and pirated goods seized by U.S. customs in 2022 originated in China, according to the USTR’s “2022 Review…
North Carolina Authorities Seize Counterfeit Candy Laced With THC, Marketed to Children
November 4, 2022
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Thousands of dollars’ worth of counterfeit candy and snack foods laced with THC—including imitations of brands such as Skittles and Cheetos—have been confiscated from gas stations, convenience stores, and vape shops in North Carolina. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Authorities confiscated nearly $224,000 worth of THC-infused snacks concealed by popular brand…
Gilead Widens Battle Against Alleged Counterfeit HIV Drug Ring
A federal judge in New York has frozen the assets of dozens of people and entities accused of operating a massive nationwide scheme to distribute counterfeit bottles of Gilead Sciences Inc. HIV drugs, including two alleged “kingpins.” Gilead, which has been pursuing alleged counterfeiters in a civil lawsuit since last year, said in a court…
Shanghai COVID-19 Death Toll Raises Questions
Fake Chanel bags, Prada shoes, and 3M face masks—what’s happening with these counterfeits from China trying to make their way into the United States? An old rule has been exploited, the United States suffers a great loss, and the beneficiaries are mainly Chinese companies. Shanghai’s official infection rates are raising questions. Many have said they…
J&J Sues to Block Sales of ‘Dangerous’ Counterfeit HIV Drugs
Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit against drug distributors and a pharmacy seeking to stop the sale of counterfeit versions of its HIV drugs, months after a similar case brought by Gilead Sciences Inc. In a complaint filed on April 7 and made public on Tuesday, J&J said it had learned of widespread counterfeiting…
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