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Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport Seizures
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Intellectual Property Rights and Commercial Fraud
12/17/2020
Los Angeles, CA
ICE, CBP and LAPD seize counterfeit Viagra pills, footwear, belts, car emblems and headphones worth more than $32 million at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport
The counterfeit items included more than one million erectile dysfunction pills, footwear, belts, purses and headphones in violation of registered and recorded trademarks. If genuine, the seized merchandise would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $32,161,194.00.
Agreement enhances trade facilitation and security cooperation
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National Security
12/16/2020
London, United Kingdom
US and the UK sign the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement
On behalf of the United States and the United Kingdom, officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) on Dec. 16 to further enhance bilateral efforts to secure and facilitate lawful trade. The U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood Johnson and The Rt. Hon. Jesse Norman, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, signed the agreement in London.
ICE warning on fake COVID-19 vaccines, counterfeit PPE, bogus preventive medical treatments
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COVID-19
12/14/2020
El Paso, TX
ICE warning on fake COVID-19 vaccines, counterfeit PPE, bogus preventive medical treatments
Fraudulent schemes may include the sale of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and so-called preventive medical treatments. ICE HSI El Paso seeks to identify people who may be victims of COVID-19 related fraud.
ICE Newark and local law enforcement seek escapee from Essex County Correctional Facility
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Enforcement and Removal
12/14/2020
Newark, NJ
ICE Newark and local law enforcement seek escapee from Essex County Correctional Facility
UPDATE: On Saturday, Dec. 12, ICE officers arrested Luis Cordon-Guzman, 31, who escaped from Essex County Jail on Dec. 4 while facing pending removal proceedings.
ICE assists Brazil in the arrests of 10 human smugglers
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Human Smuggling/Trafficking
12/09/2020
Brasilia, Brazil
ICE assists Brazil in the arrests of 10 human smugglers
Operation Tree of Lies and Operation Cai Cai is a joint effort by the Government of Brazil and DHS to combat human smuggling and identity fraud cells that exploit the immigration systems of the U.S. and Brazil by organizing and facilitating the travel of Brazilians posing as family units utilizing legitimate and/or illegitimate travel documents to the U.S.
ICE, CBP seize more than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks intended for hospital workers
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COVID-19
12/09/2020
El Paso, TX
ICE, CBP seize more than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks intended for hospital workers
On Dec. 3, CBP officers at the Ysleta Cargo Facility initially intercepted the shipment of 100,080 3M N95 surgical masks with an MSRP of $600,480. The masks were in-transit at an El Paso bonded warehouse destined to a hospital on the East Coast.
ICE removes Russian fugitive convicted in US of $4.5 million wire fraud scheme
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Enforcement and Removal
12/07/2020
New York, NY
ICE removes Russian fugitive convicted in US of $4.5 million wire fraud scheme
ICE’s Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers escorted Stanislav Eduardovich Lisitskiy, 32, to Russia via an ICE Air Operation charter flight, before turning him over to Russian authorities at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.
ICE pivots to combat COVID-19 vaccine fraud with launch of Operation Stolen Promise 2.0
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COVID-19
11/30/2020
Washington, DC
ICE pivots to combat COVID-19 vaccine fraud with launch of Operation Stolen Promise 2.0
Despite widespread illness and death caused by COVID-19, many individuals and criminal networks are continuing to exploit the pandemic for illegal financial gains, using fraudulent schemes to source, produce, export or sell fake vaccines and related products, according to investigators.
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