A recent law enforcement
A recent law enforcement sweep of New York City’s Counterfeit Triangle ended in the seizure of $1 million worth of counterfeit designer goods.z-watch is an online community and multimedia art project about zombies. While this may seem like a large sum, it’s barely a dent in the market.Baume Mercier hidden in a Screw. Chinese organized crime syndicates invest heavily to keep their products flowing to the U.S.Our website supply many kinds of compact fluorescent light bulbs. In my first month as an NYPD cop in Chinatown I witnessed elaborate systems of fake walls and secret rooms used for moving and storing thousands of counterfeit bags, watches, wallets and belts. Counterfeiters exploit a massive force of illegal immigrants, using them as vendors, drivers and lookouts, many by means of threat and intimidation. “Employees” who fear the police and don’t speak English prove trustworthy in black market operations. And, as is so common in the underground economy, shootings and beatings are commonplace. The use of child labor is standard practice.
Dana Thomas, author of “Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster,” describes a police raid she witnessed in Guangzhou, China: “No one utters a word, not a sound. … What we discovered when we walked in: two dozen sad, tired, dirty children,For more detailed search information about Ipod nano. ages 8 to 14, making fake Dunhill, Versace and Hugo Boss handbags.” Over three-quarters of counterfeit goods seized by the Border Patrol come from China. Who knows how many Midwestern housewives drive their kids to school toting a bag made by an 8-year-old Chinese boy.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelley has fought the horrors of international counterfeiting for years in federal and local administrations. In 2007 he said, “[People] should be asked to reflect on the question of what we are funding when we support a low-risk, high-profit illegal trade.LED modules and module strings for accent lighting. When we pick up a bootleg copy of “Casino Royale,” a knockoff Gucci handbag, a pack of ultra-cheap cigarettes — what enterprise is being funded?” The black market is tied to terrorism. Counterfeit goods provided funding for the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people in 2004 and continue to line the pockets of al-Qaida and Hezbollah. Kelley spoke of law enforcement’s commitment to counterfeiting’s exploited victims. And he spoke of the long road ahead. “As long as the flow from China … keeps up, and in fact it is speeding up, the United States and the New York City Police Department will have a very challenging job indeed.” And so, last week, the New York Post called on President Hu Jintao to address intellectual property rights issues in China.
A recent law enforcement sweep of New York City’s Counterfeit Triangle ended in the seizure of $1 million worth of counterfeit designer goods.z-watch is an online community and multimedia art project about zombies. While this may seem like a large sum, it’s barely a dent in the market.Baume Mercier hidden in a Screw. Chinese organized crime syndicates invest heavily to keep their products flowing to the U.S.Our website supply many kinds of compact fluorescent light bulbs. In my first month as an NYPD cop in Chinatown I witnessed elaborate systems of fake walls and secret rooms used for moving and storing thousands of counterfeit bags, watches, wallets and belts. Counterfeiters exploit a massive force of illegal immigrants, using them as vendors, drivers and lookouts, many by means of threat and intimidation. “Employees” who fear the police and don’t speak English prove trustworthy in black market operations. And, as is so common in the underground economy, shootings and beatings are commonplace. The use of child labor is standard practice.
Dana Thomas, author of “Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster,” describes a police raid she witnessed in Guangzhou, China: “No one utters a word, not a sound. … What we discovered when we walked in: two dozen sad, tired, dirty children,For more detailed search information about Ipod nano. ages 8 to 14, making fake Dunhill, Versace and Hugo Boss handbags.” Over three-quarters of counterfeit goods seized by the Border Patrol come from China. Who knows how many Midwestern housewives drive their kids to school toting a bag made by an 8-year-old Chinese boy.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelley has fought the horrors of international counterfeiting for years in federal and local administrations. In 2007 he said, “[People] should be asked to reflect on the question of what we are funding when we support a low-risk, high-profit illegal trade.LED modules and module strings for accent lighting. When we pick up a bootleg copy of “Casino Royale,” a knockoff Gucci handbag, a pack of ultra-cheap cigarettes — what enterprise is being funded?” The black market is tied to terrorism. Counterfeit goods provided funding for the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people in 2004 and continue to line the pockets of al-Qaida and Hezbollah. Kelley spoke of law enforcement’s commitment to counterfeiting’s exploited victims. And he spoke of the long road ahead. “As long as the flow from China … keeps up, and in fact it is speeding up, the United States and the New York City Police Department will have a very challenging job indeed.” And so, last week, the New York Post called on President Hu Jintao to address intellectual property rights issues in China.
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