ABM's crime and investigation blog » 400,000 counterfeit toys seized in Italy… http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog Commentary from ABM's staff and consultants Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:11:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 400,000 counterfeit toys seized in Italy… http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/11/400000-counterfeit-toys-seized-in-italy/ http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/11/400000-counterfeit-toys-seized-in-italy/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:28:59 +0000 Mark Whittlesea http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/?p=628  

Almost 400,000 counterfeit children’s Christmas toys and decorations valued at two million euros has been seized here over the last 15 days, Italian police have said. The items arrived in Italy via three import businesses registered to three Chinese nationals…

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]]> http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/10/swiss-use-steamroller-to-make-statement-on-counterfeiting/feed/ 0 International Operation Combats The Illegal Online Supply Of Counterfeit Medicines, UK… http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/10/international-operation-combats-the-illegal-online-supply-of-counterfeit-medicines-uk/ http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/10/international-operation-combats-the-illegal-online-supply-of-counterfeit-medicines-uk/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:28:00 +0000 Mark Whittlesea http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/?p=575 IMPACT, the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the Permanent Forum of International Pharmaceutical Crime (PFIPC) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies Working Group of Enforcement Officers (HMA WGEO) (Global)…

For more information visit www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/204791.php

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The European Commission has announced a multi-year agreement with Imperial Tobacco Limited to work together in tackling the illicit trade in tobacco products.

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]]> http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/09/internet-opens-door-to-%e2%80%98knock-off%e2%80%99-britain/feed/ 0 Are fake designer labels such a bad thing? http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/09/are-fake-designer-labels-such-a-bad-thing/ http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/09/are-fake-designer-labels-such-a-bad-thing/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:38:59 +0000 Orly Bedford-Green http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/?p=496 A new report for the British Journal of Criminology, co-written by a Home Office Advisor, claims  not and that counterfeiting could actually be beneficial to top designer labels by promoting their brands.   This view seems slightly irresponsible taking the consequences of counterfeiting (lost tax revenue, funding of organised crime etc) into consideration and is not supported by the leading designer brands; as reported on www.styleite.com, a  spokesman for Louis Vuitton said: ‘The sale of counterfeit goods is a serious offence whose revenue funds criminal organisations at the expense of consumers, companies and governments.’

The report concludes that it should be the responsibility of industry rather than police to fight the counterfeiters and that resources should be concentrated on other more dangerous counterfeits such as medicines and aircraft parts.

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]]> http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/08/fast-kicks-off-summer-anti-piracy-campaign/feed/ 0 Councils Use of Surveillance Powers http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/07/councils-use-of-surveillance-powers/ http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/2010/07/councils-use-of-surveillance-powers/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:52:29 +0000 Orly Bedford-Green http://www.abmsoftware.com/blog/?p=398 It was reported today that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) has been used over 400 times in the past two years by councils across the Black Country. RIPA was introduced to regulate investigations by public bodies (including covert surveillance, the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources, interception of communications and the use of communications data); it is used by councils to investigate offences such as rogue trading, benefit cheating and flytipping. ABM’s software for managing covert operations and investigations is fully compliant with RIPA legislation. The full article can be read here.

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