Negotiators from 37 countries Saturday reached a basic agreement on an international treaty to crack down on counterfeit and pirated products at a meeting in Tokyo, the Japanese government has said. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is designed to create an international framework to halt the distribution of counterfeit brand goods and pirated music and film products…
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‘Fake’ Togo football team at Bahrain match being investigated
Friday, September 17th, 2010Amazing…!
Togo’s football authorities are investigating allegations that a fake national team played a match against Bahrain earlier this month
10 tons of counterfeit drugs seized in Africa
Friday, August 27th, 2010An international operation, co-ordinated by INTERPOL and involving police, customs and drug regulatory authorities across East Africa has resulted in the seizure of at least 10 tons of counterfeit and illicit medical products and more than 80 arrests. This was part of a continued operation aiming to curb the increasing problem of the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medical products in this region.
As reported on the INTERPOL website, Aline Plancon, head of INTERPOL’s Medical Products Counterfeiting and Pharmaceutical Crime (MPCPC) highlights the need for better collaboration between organisations and the effective management of investigations and information in the fight against this crime, she recommends ‘the development of a more systematic exchange of information to pool expertise, experience, resources, intelligence and technical support’.
15,000 people fight back against fraudsters…
Monday, July 12th, 2010Action Fraud, the UK’s first national fraud reporting centre, has had 15,000 web reports and calls in the last six months from members of the public who have joined the fight against fraud.
Fake medicines on the increase: what can be done to fight this crime?
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010EU legislation could soon be assisting in the fight against counterfeit medicines as discussed in an intersting article, ‘Counterfeit medicines: A growing health threat’ ,on the EurActiv website . Counterfeiting in the Pharmaceutical industry is an increasing danger and surprisingly extends to all types of prescription drugs. Finding an effective way to investigate this criminal activity and remove the fakes from the supply chain is crucial with estimates that the fake drugs market in Europe alone is worth more than 10 billion euros every year and effects 77 million people.
Obama strategy on counterfeits calls for industry transparency
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Interestingly the Obama Administration has unveiled an ambitious set of measures to tackle the trade in counterfeit and pirated products, including pharmaceuticals, both domestically and internationally.
Will IT bring help business out of recession?
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Research commissioned by the KCOM Group has revealed that IT departments are being heavily relied upon to help business out of recession. http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/it_at_the_heart_of_recovery_from_the_downturn_15-06-10/?u=75956
Rather than being an expensive distraction, IT investment is now expected to deliver real cost savings and efficiency improvements. Intellicase investigation management software is an excellent example of new software that can help investigation departments use their resources more effectively.
International criminal markets have become major centres of power, UNODC report shows
Friday, June 18th, 2010A very informative and interesting report has been released…
The report released by UNODC shows how organized crime has globalized and turned into one of the world’s foremost economic and armed powers.
The Globalization of Crime: A Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment
CIFAS – the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, has released Staff Fraudscape
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010The 28-page report that lays bare the frauds recorded by the Members of the CIFAS Staff Fraud Database during 2009.
Key Findings;
- A 45% increase in staff fraud in 2009, compared with 2008.
- A rise in theft offences such as fraudulent withdrawals from customer accounts and theft of cash.
- An overall decrease in employment application fraud (where applications for employment contain serious discrepancies or lies): with a remarkable divergence between unsuccessful employment application frauds (a decrease of 40.48% in 2009) and successful employment application frauds (which saw a 30% increase from 2008).
- A steep rise in the average length of service of a staff fraudster (prior to being recorded to the database for a proven fraud) to nearly 4.5 years in 2009, from just over 1.5 years in 2008.
- An alarming 113% increase in cases of unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data.
See Full report: Staff Fraudscape Report
ABM exhibiting at the Counter Terror Expo 2010
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010We are currently exhibiting at the Counter Terror Expo 2010. Visit us at stand O2 where we are showcasing our intelligence, investigation and incident management software, Intellicase, along with abmpegasus, our advanced system designed for police and law enforcement agencies for managing all areas of covert policing. The Counter Terror Expo is being held at National Hall, Olympia 14-15 April 2010.
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