UK WebsiteSitemap »
    UK: +44 (0)115 977 6999
    info@abmsoftware.com
    •  Home
    • About ABM
      • About Us
      • Map & Directions
      • CSR
      • Recruitment
      • Directors
    • Products
      • abmpegasus
        • Source Management
        • Communications
        • Protected Persons
        • Surveillance
        • Debrief
        • IIC
        • ISR
        • Undercover
        • Technical Support Unit
      • Analytics
        • Prochart
        • Prophecy
      • IMS
        • Crime
        • Intelligence
        • Property
        • Incident
      • Intellicase
        • Incident Recording
        • Investigation Management
        • Intelligence Management
        • Data Visualisation
        • Case Management
        • Management Reporting
        • Compliance
      • PROtect
      • PRO-fit
    • Solutions
      • Law Enforcement
      • Central & Local Government
      • Retail
      • Large Commercial Organisations
      • Healthcare
      • Gambling
      • Brand Protection
      • Electrical Counterfeits
      • Energy & Utilities
      • Transport
      • Regulators
    • Services
      • Oracle Database Services
      • Consultancy
      • Training
    • Support
    • News & Media
      • News
      • Case-Studies
      • Articles
      • Whitepapers
    • Partners
      • International Resellers
      • Technology Partners
      • Service Partners
    • Blog
    • Contact Us
    • How To Buy
  • Intellicase
    Blog
  • ABM's Crime and Investigation Blog

    Archive for the ‘Investigation management’ Category

    « Older Entries
    Newer Entries »

    14,000 counterfeiters arrested in China

    Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

    Chinese police arrested 14,185 people involved in the production and sale of counterfeit goods over the last five months – further evidence of the huge scale of counterfeiting operations in China. According to philSTAR.com, over 7,000 production and sales outlets were destroyed during the period and many more are still under investigation.

    Counterfeiting in China is a global problem. Many major brands continue to look for ways to tackle the phenomenon which threatens to harm brand reputation. Investigation management software systems, such as ABM’s Intellicase, can play a valuable part in helping to investigate incidents of counterfeiting.

    Tags: Chinese counterfeiters, counterfeit crime, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Edward Mills in Investigation management | Comments Off



    20,000 dodgy product listings every day

    Monday, March 21st, 2011

    Illustrating the scale of the counterfeiting problem in China, the country’s biggest online retailer, Taobao, has revealed that it removes around 20,000 suspected counterfeit product listings every day from its e-commerce website.  As reported by Penn Olson, Taobao use various initiatives to identify counterfeit products on their website and have recently joined forces with 89 global brands to help reduce the instances of rogue products. Although 20,000 sounds like a lot of listings to remove, the website published over 10 million new product listings every day, making it extremely difficult to overcome the counterfeit goods problem. http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/03/21/taobao-counterfeit-products/

    Tags: China, Chinese counterfeiters, counterfeit crime, counterfeit designer goods, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Edward Mills in Investigation management | Comments Off



    Hard to swallow – 91,000 bottles of counterfeit vinegar seized in Italy

    Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

    Italian officials have seized 35,000 litres or 91,000 bottles of counterfeit balsamic vinegar. The famous balsamic vinegar of Modena is protected by the European Union’s Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status which makes it a target for counterfeiting operations. The sting operation, led by the State Forester’s Brigade was conducted in several parts of Italy, as reported by AGI News.

    High value food products appear to be an increasingly popular target for illegal counterfeiting. Only yesterday, Decanter.com reported that the famous wine producer, Chateau Margaux, has introduced an anti-fraud seal on all of its bottles in a bid to prevent cheap knock-offs.

    Tags: counterfeit crime, Italy, tackling counterfeiting, vinegar, wine
    Posted by Edward Mills in International Police, Investigation management | Comments Off



    UK Bribery Act 2010

    Friday, March 4th, 2011

    I’ve just uploaded an article about the UK Bribery Act – view it at http://www.abmsoftware.com/News-and-Media_Articles_UK-Bribery-Act-2010-software.html

    It is important that businesses make sure they have adequate policies and procedures in place to manage suspected cases of bribery – if they fail to do this, the business may be subject to an unlimited fine.

    Investigation management software like Intellicase can be used to help address this.

    Tags: Bribery Act 2010, investigate criminal activity, UK
    Posted by Edward Mills in Investigation management | Comments Off



    Hard times for Viagra smugglers

    Monday, February 28th, 2011

    The UK Border Agency has revealed that they seized over 8.5 million smuggled Viagra pills worth around £13 million during raids in 2010. The tablets were either fakes or illegally imported without license – either way, they are not subjected to the rigorous testing required of legitimate medicines sold in the UK and EU. Six million of the illicit pills were intercepted at Heathrow airport alone. UKBA have uploaded some photos which illustrate the scale of the operation at http://www.flickr.com/photos/49956354@N04/sets/72157626008296233/with/5476243522/

    Tags: counterfeit crime, smuggling
    Posted by Edward Mills in Investigation management | Comments Off



    Google steps up anti-piracy fight…

    Monday, December 6th, 2010

    Google has announced it is increasing attempts to make life difficult for internet software pirates…

    Tags: counterfeit crime, investigate criminal activity, serious organised crime, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Mark Whittlesea in Investigation management | Comments Off



    High court rejects Tiffany’s appeal in eBay suit…

    Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

    It seems that big brands have their hands full with differing court outcomes…?

     A U.S. District Court decided in 2008 that eBay was not liable for any trademark infringement from the sale of counterfeit Tiffany products on its auction site. Tiffany appealed the decision but the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear the appeal. Similar cases have also found in favour of eBay (such as the May 2009 L’Oreal v eBay case in France) stating that it is the brand’s responsibility to police counterfeit goods, however others have found in favour of the brands (e.g. Nov 2009, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton v eBay).

    Tags: Brand enforcement, Brand Protection, counterfeit crime, investigate criminal activity, IP enforcement, serious organised crime, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Mark Whittlesea in Investigation management | Comments Off



    RCMP make B.C.’s largest counterfeit cigarette seizure…

    Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

    RCMP has intercepted a container of 10 million contraband cigarettes on their way from China to Canada. The cigarettes has a street value of $4.9m. Seven men were arrested…

    Tags: counterfeit crime, investigate criminal activity, serious organised crime, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Mark Whittlesea in Investigation management | Comments Off



    How Peru Became the Counterfeit-Cash Capital of the World…

    Friday, November 26th, 2010

    In the past two years, Peru has become the No. 1 distributor of counterfeit currency internationally, according to Kenneth Jenkins, a U.S. special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Criminal Investigative Division. “Approximately $33 million has been seized in Peru since 2009″…

    Tags: counterfeit crime, investigate criminal activity, serious organised crime, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Mark Whittlesea in Investigation management | Comments Off



    Counterfeit Medicines: Health and Harm…

    Friday, November 26th, 2010

     Counterfeiting has a long history. For most commodities it is simply the theft of brand owners’ intellectual property, a trademark violation. But fake medicines can also kill. Political wrangling over language, and confusion over how to deal with the public health and private property aspects of counterfeiting, is hampering international action…

    Tags: counterfeit crime, investigate criminal activity, serious organised crime, tackling counterfeiting
    Posted by Mark Whittlesea in Investigation management | Comments Off



    « Older Entries
    Newer Entries »
  • ABM BLOG
    • Search Blog

    • Top Tags

      bureaucracy california China Chinese counterfeiters collaboration confidential informant corporate memory corruption counterfeit crime counterfeit designer goods counterfeit medicines counter fraud data security fbi Florida fraud Hoffman incident management software Informants information management intelligence management Intelligence systems investigate criminal activity investigation Investigation management investigation management software law enforcement narcotics national fraud authority NPIA police retail crime retail theft Risk Assessment security strategies serious organised crime smuggling tackling counterfeiting Terrorism tulsa police UK US value for money witness protection witness protection program
    • Categories

      • Investigation management (83)
      • Law enforcement (123)
        • International Police (11)
        • Mexico Police (2)
        • UK Police (33)
        • US Law enforcement (75)
      • Technology (8)
        • Information Security (2)
      • Uncategorized (18)
    • Tools

      • Log in
      • Entries RSS
      • Comments RSS
      • WordPress.org
    • Follow abm_software on Twitter
    • Politics
    • Top Blogs
    • Law Blogs - BlogCatalog Blog Directory
    • blogdirectory
  • PRODUCTS
    • Pegasus
    • Intellicase
    CONTACT US
    To arrange an online demo please call the Sales Department:
    Phone:
    +44 (0)115 977 6999
    Email:
    info@abmsoftware.com
    or fill in the Contact Form
    INTELLICASE
    Intellicase Intelligence Software
    Investigation Software
    Helping organisations to record incidents, manage intelligence and build case files to protect assets, people & reputation.
    ABMPEGASUS
    abmpegasus covert police software
    Source Management Software
    Helping police to manage Confidential Informants, communications data, surveillance and witness protection.
    ABM INVESTIGATION SURVEY 2010
    • » Download the Report
    CASE STUDIES
    • » British American Tobacco
    • » Crimestoppers
    • » The Environment Agency
    • » Western Australia Police
  • © ABM United Kingdom Limited  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms & Conditions  |  Design: Parkhouse Evans