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Donfucius Says: February 3rd, 2012. Random Bits Of Wisdom.

  1. “Since light travels faster than sound, isn’t that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?” — Patti Molloy
  2. “Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary use words.” — Aaron Rogers Quoting Francis of Assisi
  3. “Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice doggie” until you find a rock.” — Will Rogers
  4. “Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?” — Patti Molloy
  5. “The way we’re going… if I called up another pitcher, he’d just hang up the phone on me.” — Any Brewers Manager
  6. “When someone is impatient and says I haven’t got all day,” I always wonder, “How can that be? How can you not have all day?” — George Carlin
  7. “We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” — Old & Wise Japanese Proverb
  8. “Blessed are the cracked – for they are the ones who let in the light.” — Donfucius
  9. “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” — Will Rogers
  10. “I don’t mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.” — Margaret Thatcher

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Operation Spring Cleaning. Anti-Counterfeiting Stings From Around The Country.

April 28th, 2010

Samples of News Clips from April Counterfeit Goods Sweep “Operation Spring Cleaning”.

COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS WORTH $263 MILLION SEIZED IN TWO MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS. The Washington Post (4/27/2010) reports on the announcement Monday of the seizure of “$263 million worth of counterfeit products — much of it smuggled through Baltimore — following two long-term investigations. The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator Center, a partnership among several government agencies, spearheaded the so-called Operation Spring Cleaning, which resulted in more than $44 million in seizures of fake products, including DVDs, circuit breakers, luxury goods and medications, from ports across the country over the past three weeks. In addition, 45 people were arrested on federal and state counterfeiting charges as part of the operation. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials also seized $219 million in counterfeit merchandise made in Asia and shipped through Baltimore this month as part of a separate investigation over several months.”

U.S. Seizes Big Batches of Fake Goods. Wall Street Journal (4/26/2010) notes U.S. law enforcement “made their biggest-ever seizures of counterfeit goods this month in two operations that netted more than $240 million in total as part of a broader federal offensive against the trafficking of pirated products. Federal, state and local law enforcement officials, part of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, confiscated about $40 million worth of counterfeit goods, including fake Rolex watches, Coach handbags, and Nike shoes, as well as pirated DVDs and fake pharmaceutical products, in a sweep of more than 30 U.S. cities. And as part of a separate, long-running investigation, federal officials confiscated $200 million in fake goods made in Asia and smuggled through the port of Baltimore. “Intellectual property theft steals a whole lot. It steals jobs, creativity, it funds organized crime, and it’s a serious risk to public safety,” said John Morton, assistant secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, at the Department of Homeland Security.”

Pirated DVD Salesmen Busted. The McAllen (TX) Monitor (4/27/2010) reports, “Three pirated DVD salesman arrested at a Starr County flea market are among 45 people netted in a nationwide dragnet against counterfeiting operations, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday. Agents detained Mauro Bazan Jr., Esteban Trevino Ramirez and Rodolfo Sanchez Vela on April 17 after finding them in possession of nearly 6,700 forged DVDs. Legitimate DVDs would be worth an estimated $127,000.” The men were arrested “as part of the nationwide ‘Operation Spring Cleaning’ which resulted in the seizure of $263 million in fake merchandise in cities such as San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, New York, Miami and Detroit.”

Fake Rolexes Bulldozed In Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Daily News (4/27/2010) reports on the bulldozing on 7,000 counterfeit Rolex watches marking “the grand finale of an international multimillion-dollar federal counterfeiting case some 20 years in the making – unveiled on World Intellectual Property Rights Day.” Counterfeit Rolex manufacturer Binh Cam Tran “started as a legitimate watchmaker on Jewelers Row on Sansom Street near 7th, then got into the counterfeit world, said John Kelleghan, special agent in charge of the Office of Investigations for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement here. He ended up manufacturing the watches in his North Philadelphia rowhouse and kept moving to better quarters – ending up in Elkins Park, where he owned a fleet of Lexus cars.” WCAU-TV Philadelphia (4/27) and KYW-AM Philadelphia (4/27, Glovas) cover the bulldozing on their websites. WCAU-TV Philadelphia (4/26) aired a report on the bulldozing, as did WTXF-TV (4/26/2010).

KRGV-TV Rio Grande Valley (4/27/2010) reports approximately “$1.1 million of counterfeit merchandise was seized from two locations in the South Texas area in April. It was part of a nationwide seizure announced by the federal partners of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center). In total, more than $263 million worth of counterfeit merchandise was seized around the country.” DHS Assistant Secretary for ICE John Morton “revealed these results at an observance of World Intellectual Property Day at the IPR Center in Arlington, Virginia.” KABB-TV San Antonio (4/26/2010) also aired a report on the results of Spring Cleaning.

Counterfeit Nikes Seized In New Jersey. The AP (4/27/2010) reports ICE officials announced the seizure of “15,000 pairs of fake Nike shoes at Port Elizabeth as part of a nationwide sweep of counterfeit products. … They say more than 700,000 fake items were found in 30 cities during Operation Spring Cleaning. The counterfeit goods included medicines. … ICE spokesman Harold Ort said the Nike sneakers found in two shipping containers in New Jersey were worth $1 million.”

7 Mile Fair Seizures Noted. WITI-TV Milwaukee (4/26/2010) aired a report on ICE’s bust of counterfeit goods at 7 Mile Fair as part of Spring Cleaning.