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December 5, 2023
As Holidays Approach, Dangers Lurk For Online Shoppers
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August 1, 2023
FBI-Led Sweep Targeting Sex Traffickers Recovers Dozens of Minor Victims
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August 1, 2023
AAFA Applauds Senate Resolution Marking August as Anticounterfeiting Awareness Month
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July 27, 2023
Pharmaceutical President and Company Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
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July 13, 2023
Three Cuban Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes in Texas Strip Clubs
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July 7, 2023
CBP Seizes $3M in Counterfeit Watches
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June 27, 2023
$637,000 of counterfeit goods stopped by CBP Officers in Chicago
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June 22, 2023
Cape Coral Man Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl And Other Federal Offenses
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June 8, 2023
How Maricopa County Is Helping Protect Businesses And Citizens From Organized Crime
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June 7, 2023
14 defendants convicted and sentenced for trafficking over 600 kilograms of methamphetamine
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June 6, 2023
CEO of Dozens of Companies Pleads Guilty to Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment
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May 25, 2023
Chinese National Arrested in Federal Case Alleging Massive Scheme that Shipped Millions of Packages with Counterfeit Postage
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May 17, 2023
Memphis Man Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags from China
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May 12, 2023
Arizona Man Indicted for Shipping Fentanyl to Southern Oregon
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May 11, 2023
3 shipments containing 3,165 counterfeit items worth over $3.1M Seized by Louisville CBP in 1 night
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May 10, 2023
Atlanta drug trafficking organization has been successfully dismantled
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May 2, 2023
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Deliver Remarks Announcing Results of the Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids
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April 13, 2023
Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
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February 26, 2023
Don’t Like Local Store Shelves Are Under Lockdown? Blame Organized Crime
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February 15, 2023
Michigan: The Latest State To Tackle ORC
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February 8, 2023
Arizona Business Community Up To Task Of Stamping Out Illegal Trade
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January 15, 2023
Illicit Trade Networks Feed Human Trafficking, Officials Say
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December 21, 2022
Faced With Increasing Crime, Businesses Turn to Private Security Firms
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December 9, 2022
Shoplifter’s Deadly Assault On 83-Year-Old Store Employee Sign Of The Crimes
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December 8, 2022
Counterfeit Trade And Retail Crime Put Illinois Christmas Shoppers At Risk
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December 1, 2022
USA-IT Calls on Congress to Tackle Illegal Trade
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October 11, 2022
Three Individuals Charged for Distributing Over 400,000 Fentanyl Pills and 25 Pounds of Methamphetamine
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October 11, 2022
Four Men Sentenced for Tobacco Trafficking Conspiracy
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October 11, 2022
USA-IT and the Texas Association of Business Bring Together State Leaders to Discuss Combating the Rising Tide of Illegal Trade
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October 7, 2022
California Man Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
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October 5, 2022
Texas Woman and Riverside County Man Charged with Illegally Transporting and Selling Live Jaguar Cub that Later Was Abandoned
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October 4, 2022
Erie Man Sentenced to Prison for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills
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September 30, 2022
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Eight Kilograms of Meth
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September 30, 2022
Manchester Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
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September 28, 2022
Georgia Men Charged With Trafficking Dozens of Handguns Into New York
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September 27, 2022
Leader of Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison, Ordered to Pay Over $14 Million in Restitution
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September 27, 2022
Illinois Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Drug Trafficking & Illegal Gun Possession
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September 26, 2022
Riverside Man Ordered to Spend 46 Months in Federal Prison in His Second Federal Case Stemming from Sale of Bogus Aircraft Parts
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September 22, 2022
Mid-State Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Distribution And Firearms Charges
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September 19, 2022
Jury Convicts Sparks Man Of Distributing Fentanyl
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September 15, 2022
Las Vegas Store Owner Indicted For Trafficking In Counterfeit Designer Merchandise
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September 15, 2022
Former head of Gulf Cartel receives life sentence for importing kilos of drugs
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September 13, 2022
Jury Convicts Lancaster Man For International Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering
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September 8, 2022
Three California Men Charged In Conspiracy To Ship Fentanyl-Laced Oxycodone To Middle Tennessee And Other States
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September 7, 2022
Gang member sentenced to federal prison for meth trafficking
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August 29, 2022
Colombia-Solidarity Bridge CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $11.8 Million
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August 26, 2022
Border Patrol Agents Seize $4.3 Million in Fentanyl Along I-8
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August 26, 2022
AMO & Partners Seize Over 77 tons of Narcotics to Date in FY22
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August 24, 2022
CBP Officers Seize $2.4 Million in Methamphetamine at Progreso International Bridge
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August 23, 2022
14-Count Indictment Unsealed Charging 12 Defendants in Alleged Armed Drug Trafficking Operation Centered in Milledgeville, Georgia
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August 23, 2022
$3.5 Million in Fake Jewelry Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville
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August 22, 2022
Pharmaceutical President and Company Guilty in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
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August 22, 2022
East Bay Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years For Sale Of Fentanyl That Killed A Young Woman
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August 22, 2022
Farmington Man Sentenced to Prison for Florida to Connecticut Gun Trafficking Scheme
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August 19, 2022
HSI announces crackdown on firearms, ammunition smuggling to Haiti, the Caribbean
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August 19, 2022
Tallahassee Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking Offenses
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August 18, 2022
Philadelphia CBP Discovers $1.3 Million Cocaine Load on a Flight that arrived from the Dominican Republic
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August 18, 2022
More Than 12 Million Dollars’ Worth of Hard Narcotics Found in Heavy Machinery at Otay Mesa Commercial Facility
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August 18, 2022
Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme
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August 15, 2022
FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
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August 10, 2022
Weekend Haul of $6.88 Million Worth of Fake Jewelry and Watches Seized in Cincinnati
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August 9, 2022
Truckers Play A Key Role Combating Illicit Trade
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August 5, 2022
Mexican citizen sentenced nearly 20 years for smuggling over $1M in meth following HSI, federal partner investigation
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July 29, 2022
Quebec Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl
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July 28, 2022
6 individuals arrested for alleged role in large-scale catalytic converter theft ring with suspected ties to murder of Harris County sheriff’s deputy
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July 27, 2022
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Holding Counterfeit Drugs and Possessing Equipment Used to Make Fake Substances
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July 27, 2022
Philadelphia Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Counterfeit Pill Operation, Firearms Offenses
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July 26, 2022
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder
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July 25, 2022
Memphis Seizes Ancient Egyptian Artifact
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July 25, 2022
HSI Phoenix, multiagency investigation results in California man sentenced to 120 months for sex trafficking of minor
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July 22, 2022
HSI Houston, HPD, CBP seize more than $630K in counterfeit sports merchandise in week leading up to Premier League soccer match
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July 22, 2022
IPR Center helps seize $11M in illicit medicines in global Interpol operation
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July 20, 2022
Romanian National Sentenced To Prison For ATM Skimming Fraud
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July 19, 2022
How To Avoid Counterfeit Goods In Michigan
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July 19, 2022
Governor Whitmer Signs 900th Bipartisan Bill
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July 14, 2022
Smarter, Faster, Better — Combating Illicit Economies Across The Americas
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July 13, 2022
Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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July 11, 2022
Cooperation with Mexico results in Treasury sanctions of arms trafficker tied to major drug cartel following HSI Nogales, multiagency investigation
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July 9, 2022
CEO of Dozens of Companies and Entities Charged in Scheme to Traffic an Estimated $1 Billion in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment
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July 7, 2022
San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death
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July 6, 2022
Woman charged for smuggling 108 pounds of methamphetamine across US-Mexico border following HSI Yuma investigation
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July 1, 2022
Overweight Permits To Fight Illicit Trade?
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June 30, 2022
Tennessee Is United To Fight Illegal Trade, Counterfeiting And Human Trafficking
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June 30, 2022
Four Windsor Men Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
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June 28, 2022
West Michigan Man Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearms And Intending To Sell Fake Adderall Pills
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June 27, 2022
United States Seizes Six Websites Providing Illegal Access to Copyrighted Music
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June 22, 2022
Eight Charged in $7 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
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June 21, 2022
‘It’s enormous’: Illegal trade’s costly impact on Tennessee businesses
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June 21, 2022
Former Nashville Tobacco Shop Manager Arrested for Various Charges
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June 21, 2022
Multi-year investigation leads to 26 defendants indicted, nearly 500,000 counterfeit pills seized
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June 21, 2022
Local man pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose case featured on HBO documentary
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June 21, 2022
Governor Bill Lee Joins USA-IT Coalition and Tennessee Chamber to Discuss Fighting Rising Tide of Illegal Trade
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June 18, 2022
Gov. DeSantis Signs Measure Cracking Down On Retail Theft
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June 17, 2022
Man Arrested for Allegedly Distributing Over $230 Million of Adulterated HIV Medication
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June 17, 2022
Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted
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June 16, 2022
Alleged Gangster Disciples Members Indicted for Murder, Federal Racketeering Charges
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June 15, 2022
North Carolina Nail Salon Owner Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Compelling a Victim’s Labor for Almost Two Years
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June 13, 2022
Florida Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Defrauding California of Over $10 Million in Tax Revenue
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June 10, 2022
Tackling illegal trade with USA – IT
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June 9, 2022
Las Vegas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Money Laundering Crimes
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June 7, 2022
Legislature should crack down on retail crime, counterfeit goods
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June 7, 2022
Tucson Brothers Sentenced to 11 Years for Drug Trafficking
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June 7, 2022
Twelfth Defendant Sentenced in Dog-Fighting, Drug Distribution Ring
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June 6, 2022
Grand Jury Charges Memphis Woman Who Allegedly Bought Maserati Luxury Automobile and Other Personal Items with Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Loans
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June 6, 2022
Fake Goods Fund Real Crime
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June 3, 2022
4 sex trafficking gang “The Sevens” members, associates convicted following HSI Philadelphia investigation
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June 3, 2022
IPR Center, NBA warn Warriors and Celtics fans of fake merchandise, tickets during 2022 NBA Finals
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June 2, 2022
HSI Dallas-led investigation yields 20-year sentence for sex trafficker
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June 1, 2022
HSI, ACAMS take aim at organized retail crime
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May 27, 2022
43 arrested, cited for drugs, weapons, crimes against children by HSI Phoenix and partnered agencies
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May 25, 2022
HSI El Paso locates, recovers 70 missing children in multi-agency operation
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May 24, 2022
Experts say combating illegal trade requires collaboration between law enforcement, private sector
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May 19, 2022
29 arrested in HSI Phoenix, multiagency operation targeting alleged child sex and human traffickers
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May 19, 2022
Tucson man pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl resulting in death following HSI, Tucson PD probe
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May 18, 2022
HSI, HPD arrest 3 Houston-area residents, seize $1.8M in stolen electronic devices tied to suspected $65M transnational organized retail crime, money laundering scheme
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May 18, 2022
California woman charged with smuggling over $114k inside taxi, following HSI, federal partner, probe
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May 16, 2022
A San Diego task force investigation leads to charges against 6 individuals, discovery of sophisticated cross-border tunnel
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May 12, 2022
USA-IT Brings Together Arizona Leaders to Find Solutions to the Rise of Illegal Trade
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May 4, 2022
USA-IT Applauds Senate Resolution to Combat Illegal Trade & Money Laundering Crimes
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April 30, 2022
U.S. Taxpayers Lost $163B to Unemployment Fraud During Pandemic. It Could Have Been Worse
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April 22, 2022
Nevada Man Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Check Scheme
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April 21, 2022
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking
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April 12, 2022
Organized Shoplifting Taking Bite Out of Retailers’ Profits
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April 6, 2022
Fake Pharma Websites Bring Fentanyl Right to Your Laptop
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March 24, 2022
Narcotics Investigation Leads To The Indictment Of Six Involved In A Poly-Drug Distribution Network
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March 24, 2022
Nevada Man Admits Money Laundering and Tax Offenses Related to BitClub Network Fraud Scheme
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March 7, 2022
Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Over Eight Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm
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March 7, 2022
Methamphetamine Dealer Is Sentenced To 10 Years
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March 4, 2022
Lawmakers Approve Retail Theft Crackdown Despite Objections To Felony Penalties
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March 4, 2022
WILS AM 1320 – Morning Wake Up with Dave Akerly: Matthew Albence, USA-IT Interview
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March 3, 2022
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Multi-State Sex Trafficking of a Child
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February 28, 2022
Telemundo Arizona: Hernan Albamonte Interview
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February 24, 2022
Reptile Dealer Sentenced to Prison on Lacey Act and Firearms Charges
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February 22, 2022
New Bern Man Sentence to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking and an Illegal Firearm
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February 17, 2022
Retail Theft Crackdown Proposal Sails Through Senate
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January 18, 2022
Drugmaker Gilead Alleges Counterfeiting Ring Sold Its HIV Drugs
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January 15, 2022
Together, We Can Protect Arizona Businesses From Illegal Trade
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January 13, 2022
Members of Retail Theft Organization Face Federal and State Charges
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January 13, 2022
Drug smuggling surged in Detroit area, but that’s not all Customs confiscated
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January 12, 2022
Empty bottles of premium whisky on ebay snapped up by counterfeiters
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January 12, 2022
Home Depot combats organized retail crime with security investments
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January 7, 2022
Walgreens executives say the drugstore chain is losing about 50% more money due to loss and theft than it did prior to 2020
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January 7, 2022
Thousands of counterfeit AirPods, Nintendo consoles seized at Houston port
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January 7, 2022
Georgia Woman Is Sentenced To Five Years For Scheme That Defrauded Walmart Of More Than $850,000
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January 6, 2022
Rampant Retail Crime Requires Partnerships
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January 5, 2022
Northeastern NC Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to 25 Years
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January 4, 2022
Attorney General Moody Partners with Legislators to Target Organized Retail Theft
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December 28, 2021
Federal agents cracking down on counterfeit NFL merchandise ahead of Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium
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December 27, 2021
Report: $1 million in Hermes bags stolen from Florida store
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December 26, 2021
Four arrested at Target for organized retail theft scheme
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December 22, 2021
Illegal Trade Impacts Arizona Businesses
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December 17, 2021
ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products
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December 17, 2021
Industry leaders meet in Miami to tackle $2.2T illegal trade, human trafficking problem
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December 17, 2021
Riverside Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Led to Student’s Fatal Overdose
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December 17, 2021
DA: Investigators arrest 7 for Middle Tennessee fentanyl distribution ring
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December 16, 2021
To Fight Terror, We Must Fight Illicit Trade – And Enlist the Private Sector
December 16, 2021
USA-IT Partner discusses organized retail crime and D.C. Summit
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December 16, 2021
USCGC Vigilant Offloads 17,000 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics in Port Everglades, Returns to Port Canaveral
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December 16, 2021
DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl
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December 16, 2021
Scottsdale police, DEA seize record 1.7 million fentanyl pills in Arizona
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December 15, 2021
Smash and Grab? Don’t Come to Arizona
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December 15, 2021
Special Report: A Deep Dive into the World of Human Trafficking
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December 15, 2021
Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine
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December 10, 2021
USA-IT Partner: Retailers urge Congress to take action against counterfeit online sales
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December 10, 2021
Major U.S. retailers urge action by Congress on online stolen, counterfeit goods sales
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December 9, 2021
Woman pleads guilty to driving 10 pounds of meth from the southwest to Saginaw
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December 8, 2021
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
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December 7, 2021
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
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December 6, 2021
Massachusetts officials arrest two, seize nearly 10,000 counterfeit pills, over 200 rounds of ammunition
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December 5, 2021
CBP seizes $30 million shipment of fake handbags and clothing ahead of holidays
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December 3, 2021
LSP seized over $6 million worth of illegal narcotics in last 30 days
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December 3, 2021
ADOT officers seize 112 pounds of cocaine at Topock Port of Entry
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December 3, 2021
14 people arrested for group thefts at high-end Los Angeles stores
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December 3, 2021
Millions of dollars of stolen goods recovered in ‘organized retail crime’ bust, AG says
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December 2, 2021
Animal trafficking could produce another pandemic, a USF researcher warns
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December 1, 2021
USA-Partner: Florida’s Security & Prosperity In Jeopardy—This Is How We Protect It
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December 1, 2021
USA-IT Urges Congress to Tackle Illegal Trade
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December 1, 2021
Security experts spotlight the dangers illegal trade pose for America
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November 29, 2021
USA-IT: Security experts explain how we can protect ourselves online amid holiday shopping
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November 24, 2021
New Haven Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offense
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November 22, 2021
Multiple agencies seize over $504 million worth of cocaine, marijuana; bust brought to Port Everglades
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November 19, 2021
Fla. resident arrested at Blue Water Bridge allegedly trying to smuggle 56 illegal guns into Canada
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November 18, 2021
Federal Judge Sentences Five Methamphetamine Traffickers
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November 12, 2021
Cough syrup counterfeiters charged
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November 12, 2021
International Money Launderer And Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than Seventeen Years’ Imprisonment And Ordered To Forfeit Over $1 Million
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November 9, 2021
Two Members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods Gang Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
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November 9, 2021
Staten Island Businessman Operating in Bucks County Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Tobacco Smuggling
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November 8, 2021
Florida Man Admits Defrauding California of $10 Million in Tobacco Taxes
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November 6, 2021
Members of Sinaloa Cartel indicted in Tucson for drug trafficking
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November 3, 2021
Yuma Sector catches drone smuggling heroin into U.S.
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November 2, 2021
Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring
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November 1, 2021
USA-IT Public Education Initiative’s Success Drives Expansion to New States
November 1, 2021
Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment
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October 28, 2021
NY man gets 10 years in large PA Turnpike fentanyl haul
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October 28, 2021
Arizona Gov. Ducey says cartels using Uber-like system for human trafficking
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October 26, 2021
Tennessee agents find 40 stolen catalytic converters during traffic stop
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October 26, 2021
Authorities on 3 Continents Crack Down on Dark Web Drug Sales
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October 25, 2021
Tens of millions of filthy, used medical gloves imported into the US
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October 22, 2021
Connecticut Man Guilty of Sex-Trafficking During Miami Super Bowl
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October 21, 2021
CBP Officers Seize more than $1 Million in Counterfeit Consumer Goods
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October 21, 2021
USA-IT Partner: One Small Manufacturer Battles Thousands of Counterfeits
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October 20, 2021
NH Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
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October 20, 2021
The Evolving Role of Chinese Manufacturers and Criminal Gangs in the U.S. Fentanyl Epidemic
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October 20, 2021
USA-IT Spokesman & CPB Nominee Point Finger at China Over Counterfeit Meds
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October 20, 2021
Eight missing children rescued and 18 sex offenders arrested in New Orleans area
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October 19, 2021
CBP officers seize pizza ovens valued at more than $300,000 in International Falls
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October 19, 2021
Two Springfield Men Convicted in Large-Scale Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy
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October 19, 2021
$1.9 Million worth of Fake Chanel Earrings Seized in Tennessee
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October 18, 2021
125 men arrested, 5 victims freed in Hillsborough County undercover human trafficking operation
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October 14, 2021
Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
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October 14, 2021
USA-IT Partners: Local police receive special training on illegal trade
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October 12, 2021
Counterfeit pills surge in Tennessee
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October 11, 2021
115 Men Arrested In Tarrant County Online Sex Trafficking Sting
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October 8, 2021
Counterfeit shirts in Texas have explicit message about America, CBP says
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October 8, 2021
Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison
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October 7, 2021
MA Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
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October 6, 2021
‘Lizard King’ charged with trafficking Florida turtles
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October 2, 2021
USA-IT Partner: Drugs, human beings, and other illicit goods in Arizona (Spanish)
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September 30, 2021
Philadelphia man admits to role in drug trafficking enterprise
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September 30, 2021
On the Internet It’s Buyer Beware
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September 29, 2021
New DEA Alert Latest Reminder that Cybercrime Can Kill
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September 28, 2021
Hartford Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
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September 27, 2021
Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth
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September 23, 2021
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges Stemming from Their Participation in a Winter Shootout at a New Orleans Hotel
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September 23, 2021
Boston Man Sentenced for Transporting Women to Texas to Work in Sex Trade
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September 23, 2021
Feds arrest former California state IT worker in alleged dark web counterfeit drug scam
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September 23, 2021
Working together to support law enforcement and fight illegal trade
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September 23, 2021
Cybercrime on the Rise in NH, Nationwide
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September 22, 2021
Detroit drug pipeline targets North Dakota Native Americans. How they’re fighting back
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September 21, 2021
7 arrested in Middle Tennessee human trafficking operation, TBI says
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September 20, 2021
Rise in labor trafficking abuse found across many US industries, study says
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September 17, 2021
Indictment Charges Waterbury Gang Members with Murder and Drug Trafficking Offenses
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September 16, 2021
Human Trafficking: ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
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September 15, 2021
Grand opening of new research lab to combat human trafficking in Florida
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September 15, 2021
Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize Nearly $100k in Counterfeit Currency from Russia destined for Illinois
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September 15, 2021
Do you know anything about women being sex trafficked through Arizona massage parlors?
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September 14, 2021
Northborough discusses fight against human trafficking at webinar
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September 14, 2021
86 Counterfeit Championship Rings Seized by Chicago CBP
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September 14, 2021
Potentially Deadly Counterfeit Pills Becoming More Common In Connecticut
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September 14, 2021
Meriden Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
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September 13, 2021
High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment
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September 13, 2021
Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Possession of Twenty Automatic Machineguns With Counterfeit After-Market Parts Making Them Capable of Firing 1,200 Rounds in 60 Seconds
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September 13, 2021
State AG creates task force to investigate organized retail theft across Illinois
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September 10, 2021
40 Charged In Texas Meth And Gun Trafficking Operation
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September 9, 2021
SWAT and Homeland Security team up in Salinas for drug trafficking investigation
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September 7, 2021
Feds: Shipment headed to Houston had enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands of people
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September 5, 2021
Customs officers seize counterfeit jewelry that if genuine would have been worth $5.2 million
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September 3, 2021
Crowley Man Involved in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
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September 3, 2021
Revere Woman Indicted in Connection With Trafficking Multiple Victims for Sex at “Day Spa” in Revere
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September 1, 2021
Ben Dugan Works for CVS. His Job Is Battling a $45 Billion Crime Spree.
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August 31, 2021
11 arrested in Tennessee human trafficking operation, TBI says
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August 31, 2021
Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline
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August 30, 2021
Knoxville Police arrest 58 people on drugs or weapons charges in 1 week
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August 28, 2021
3 million fentanyl pills seized in Arizona by DEA in August
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August 27, 2021
Counterfeit Haul Of 39K Nike, Gucci Items Seized From Port Of Long Beach
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August 27, 2021
47 People Rescued in 12-State Human Trafficking Sting
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August 27, 2021
Peoria Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over Thirteen Years in Prison
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August 26, 2021
Sheriffs across Michigan team up to fight human trafficking
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August 25, 2021
Tilton Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking
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August 21, 2021
Law enforcement, medical professionals team up to take on human trafficking
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August 20, 2021
Keene Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
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August 20, 2021
Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking in East Texas
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August 19, 2021
“SCO” Gang Leader Sentenced to More than 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
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August 19, 2021
Groundbreaking extradition lands ELN members in Texas for narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution
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August 19, 2021
HSI, partners seize over $13 million in counterfeit designer merchandise
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August 18, 2021
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Firearms
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August 17, 2021
Stockton Woman Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children
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August 12, 2021
Arizona task force seizes over $10 million in counterfeit designer-brand apparel
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August 12, 2021
HSI Phoenix assists in multi-agency operation, 18 men arrested on prostitution and other charges
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August 12, 2021
Four Defendants Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Scheme
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August 12, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine Scammers Target Authorities in Dozens of Countries Including Italy and Colombia
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August 10, 2021
HSI San Diego seizes record $9 million illegal drug shipment
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August 9, 2021
Border officials discover drug-trafficking tunnel running from Mexico into California
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August 9, 2021
Alligator snapping turtles seized in illegal trafficking case returned to East Texas
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August 8, 2021
Former ICE Dir. Matt Albence discusses illegal/illicit trade
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August 6, 2021
Tucson Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years
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August 5, 2021
Coast Guard offloads $1.4 billion in drugs at Florida port
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August 4, 2021
DEA Detroit Investigation Leads to Charges for 16 Individuals
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August 4, 2021
9 Defendants Indicted In Interstate Gun Trafficking Scheme
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August 4, 2021
Four MS-13 Members Indicted for 10 Murders, Kidnapping and Racketeering Charges
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August 3, 2021
USA-IT: working together to curb illegal trade in Michigan
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August 3, 2021
Leader of Transnational Money-Laundering Network Pleads Guilty to Aiding Drug-Trafficking Organizations, While Co-Conspirator is Sentenced
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August 2, 2021
Philadelphia Man Charged With Forcible Sex Trafficking of Multiple Victims Including a Minor
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August 2, 2021
Hernan Albamonte On Guerra Contraband Cigarette Case
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July 30, 2021
13News Exclusive: DEA warns of an influx of fatal counterfeit pills
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July 29, 2021
The Counterfeit Landscape is Changing in the E-Commerce Era, and Marketplace Sites Are Coming Under the Microscope
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July 29, 2021
Multi-year ICE HSI investigation leads to indictment of 9 MS-13 gang members
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July 26, 2021
Arizona needs a new approach to fight illegal trade
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July 22, 2021
HSI and Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office seize 2 domain names attempting to impersonate Walmart website and purporting to sell COVID-19 treatment or prevention drugs
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July 22, 2021
Why We Must Confront the Growing Threat to National Security Posed by Illicit Economies and Cesspools of Corruption and Organized Crime
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July 21, 2021
Retail Trade Groups, Law Enforcement Target Black Market
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July 21, 2021
Grassley Introduces Resolution Commemorating Increased Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
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July 21, 2021
Philadelphia CBP Seizes Nearly $300k in Counterfeit Auto Parts from China
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July 20, 2021
Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in the Eastern District of Texas
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July 18, 2021
Pets need IP protection too
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July 16, 2021
North Texas resident pleads to smuggling millions of dollars in rhino horn and elephant ivory objects
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July 15, 2021
California doctor faces federal charges in fake Covid-19 vaccine scheme
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July 15, 2021
Thousands of Fake Apple AirPods Worth $1.3 Million Seized by Cincinnati CBP
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July 14, 2021
USA-IT Partner & ICAIE Executive Director Testifies Before Congress
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July 13, 2021
Illegal Trade Knows No Borders. Let’s Collaborate To Stop It.
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July 10, 2021
Fmr ICE Director, Matt Albence on the Growing Illegal Trade of Gangs Fueling Domestic Violence
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July 9, 2021
Confronting the Growing Illegal Trade in Drugs, Tobacco and Human Trafficking in Illinois
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July 9, 2021
Orange County man sentenced to prison for multimillion-dollar conspiracy to smuggle counterfeit cell phone parts from China following ICE HSI probe
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July 3, 2021
Marilyn Monroe, Dead 59 Years, Is a Counterfeiter’s Best Friend
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June 30, 2021
Illinois Can’t Afford To Turn A Blind Eye On Illegal Trade
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June 30, 2021
Authorities arrest multiple people in alleged drug trafficking ring they say could produce 15,000 counterfeit Percocet pills per hour
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June 29, 2021
Los Angeles-area man pleads guilty to role in international conspiracy to sell counterfeit laptop batteries following ICE HSI investigation
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June 29, 2021
Michigan Has 14th Highest Cigarette Smuggling Rate in the Nation
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June 25, 2021
New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Other Crimes
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June 24, 2021
IPR Center to combat wildlife and natural capital trafficking with Grace Farms Foundation, Liberty Shared
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June 23, 2021
CBP Atlanta Intercepts Counterfeit Vaping Pens
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June 21, 2021
Worcester Man Charged with Possessing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine
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June 21, 2021
$12.7 million in counterfeit pills, handbags, shoes, and sunglasses seized at LA-Long Beach ports area
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June 21, 2021
Charlotte CBP Officers Intercept Over 6 Pounds of Cocaine
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June 12, 2021
Hernan Albamonte Interview
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June 11, 2021
Director of Illicit Trade Prevention at Philip Morris International Kristin Reif; Chris Scott, Aaron Bashir
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June 10, 2021
Fifteen Alleged Gang Members and Associates Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering and Counterfeiting Offenses
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June 9, 2021
Business giants join initiative to crack down on counterfeits
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June 8, 2021
Coalition Launches New Public Education Initiative to Combat Black Market Trade
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June 7, 2021
Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside
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May 28, 2021
Illegal Ketamine Seized by Atlanta CBP
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May 19, 2021
Feds: Drugs sold out of local grocery stores by Hartford-area trafficking ring
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May 12, 2021
How Free Trade Zones Can Drive Illicit Activity
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May 11, 2021
Jordy Robertson Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Wire Fraud Offenses
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May 8, 2021
California Man Arrested In Suspected Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card Operation
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May 7, 2021
More than 500 fake pairs of Gucci and Chanel earrings seized in Memphis
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May 4, 2021
CBP Atlanta Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Shoes
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April 28, 2021
Arizona man arrested for trafficking 60 pounds of meth to Fairbanks
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April 25, 2021
Meriden police’s human trafficking operation nets one arrest
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April 23, 2021
Reading, PA Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Children
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April 21, 2021
LEADER OF INTERNATIONAL COCAINE TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION INDICTED
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April 15, 2021
Lebanon County Man Sentenced To Seventy Months’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Counterfeit Drugs
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April 14, 2021
Manchester Man Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
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April 13, 2021
Quincy Man Charged with Meth Trafficking
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April 7, 2021
HSI investigation results in seizure of 3 domain names purporting to be biotechnology company websites with COVID-19 treatments
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April 6, 2021
HSI Dallas seizes $1.3M in counterfeit goods at the World’s Largest Flea Market
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March 25, 2021
Ukrainian Traffickers Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Cancer and Hepatitis Drugs
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March 24, 2021
Online vaccine scams: INTERPOL and Homeland Security Investigations issue public warning
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March 20, 2021
Like a virus, illicit economies spread and mutate
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March 19, 2021
Counterfeit Purses, Other Items Seized at Chicago Airport
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March 18, 2021
DEA warns pills in New Hampshire look like Adderall but contain methamphetamine
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March 12, 2021
Louisiana woman arrested for allegedly selling fake auto insurance on Facebook
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March 5, 2021
Florida Woman Sentenced to Six Months for Selling Counterfeit Medical Devices
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March 3, 2021
Border protection officers in Port Huron seize counterfeit designer bags, clothes
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February 20, 2021
Arizona police arrest 37 in child sex trafficking operation
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February 12, 2021
U.S. Attorney Wrigley Announces the Arrest of a Taylor, Michigan Man for Fentanyl Distribution
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February 12, 2021
3 men arrested after Arizona traffic stops yield $3.75M in fentanyl pills
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February 12, 2021
$8 Million in Fake Cartier Bracelets seized by CBP in Cincinnati & Louisville on the Same Day from the Same Shipper Heading to the Same Address
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February 11, 2021
Tower Health among medical facilities that received counterfeit N95 masks
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February 5, 2021
450 Held, Dozens Rescued in California Trafficking Crackdown
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January 25, 2021
Alleged Leaders of Gangster Disciples Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges
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January 23, 2021
Multi-Agency Effort Nets Recovery of 33 Missing Children in Operation “Lost Angels”
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January 11, 2021
71 arrested in month-long human trafficking operation in Hillsborough County
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January 8, 2021
SAFE CENTRAL: What human trafficking looks like in Central Louisiana
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May 26, 2020