Tag: COUNTERFEIT

A 28-year-old Riker's Island inmate, who directed a credit card counterfeiting operation from behind bars, now faces grand larceny and conspiracy charges after his gang used the cards to purchase Apple products totaling more than $1 million. According to the New York Daily News, Shaheed "Sha" Bilal communicated with his gang via cell phone, and through messages given to his girlfriend/deputy, ...

For the first time in U.S. history, the federal government has a coordinated strategy for protecting the intellectual property of American companies both here and abroad. The Department of Justice and the FBI will be working closely to enact 30 recommendations put together by the Obama administration, including closely monitoring foreign websites, especially in China, for pirated American music, ...

Radio frequency identification tags (RFID), which appear in items like credit cards and passports, have long been susceptible to hackers looking to steal personal information. Still, RFID tags are used in many ways -- from tracking a shipment of clothes to automatically opening a doggie door. But a breakthrough from a group of University of Arkansas scientists might just ease the minds of those ...

Thieves usually gather as many valuable goods as he/she can and get out the door as quickly as possible. Stopping to use the computer would be a big no-no. But, of course, we wouldn't be writing about this if someone didn't get caught. Charles Nobles was taken in by police in Louisiana after breaking into a home and trying to use his victim's computer to print out counterfeit bills. Nobles broke ...