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IPR Center, NFL partner preventing fake sports-related merchandise from reaching fans ahead of Super Bowl 57
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center announced the seizure of approximately 180,000 counterfeit sports-related items, worth an estimated $22.7 million, during a joint press conference with the National Football League. πKeep reading
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ERO Boston arrests convicted unlawfully present Brazilian drug trafficker
Fugitive operations officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Diogo De-Sales Gomes, a 34-year-old unlawfully present Brazilian citizen convicted and sentenced to prison in Brazil for drug trafficking. πKeep reading
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Missouri couple sentenced for selling counterfeit Disney movies
A federal judge sentenced a Missouri couple following a joint Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Department of Agriculture probe into a scheme to smuggle counterfeit Disney DVDs into the U.S. and sell them on eBay. πKeep reading
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Houston-area man convicted for role in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
A Houston-area man was convicted for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. πKeep reading
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ERO Washington removes Salvadoran national wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide
Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C., removed Gerson Geovanni Soto-Juarez, 26, a Salvadoran national wanted by Salvadoran authorities for aggravated homicide and illicit associations. πKeep reading
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